Inflation, GDP deflator in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Inflation, GDP deflator was 3.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Upper middle income, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 3.3% for inflation, gdp deflator in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.3% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Upper middle income peaked at 23.6% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2020.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 4 |
| 1970s | 11.0% | 4.7% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.2% | 4.6% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 5.5% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 2.2% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.0% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 1.4% | 8.9% | 6 |
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Trade 48.9% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita 4,884 constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 4.5% (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 14.99 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 15.64 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Imports of goods and services 23.8% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services 2.1% (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure 15.9% (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure 5.09 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 10.96 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator in Upper middle income?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Upper middle income was 3.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 1974.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2020.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.