GDP price deflator growth (per cent change over previous quarter; PPP-based; seasonally adjusted) - Africa - IMF - Quarterly
This series is part of the dataset: GDP deflators by region (IMF)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Africa, the quarterly growth rate of the GDP price deflator stood at 1.82 per cent in 2025-Q3, compared to 0.54 in the previous quarter.
Sample. In this quarterly series, there are a total of 54 data points. The series covers the period going from June 2012 to September 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at some simple statistics calculated on the whole sample: GDP-price-deflator growth attained a maximum of 4.07 per cent in June 2022; it recorded a minimum of -0.48 in December 2016; it had an average value of 0.70.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | -0.406961908 |
| 2025-06-30 | 0.539426081 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1.815656868 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Price deflator of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
| Country | Africa |
| Economic concept | Deflator |
| Data type | Price deflator |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | PPP-based |
| Measure type | Period-over-period percentage change |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | International Monetary Fund |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse subject to conditions |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | GM03 |
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