8 GDP Deflator

A short report of GDP deflators used for estimating nominal GDP for the year 2024.

Deflator_DSIB shows GDP deflators sourced from UNCTAD DSIB, which are used for estimating the nominal GDP for 2024.
Deflator_UNSD is computed separately using data from this ETL script.

The following table shows the largest discrepancies in the year 2023.

Economy_Code Economy_Label Year Deflator_DSIB Deflator_UNSD
716 Zimbabwe 2023 574666.8 131.2
862 Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of) 2023 238.0 125.6
795 Turkmenistan 2023 164.8 109.9
728 South Sudan 2023 17.1 68.6
434 Libya 2023 79.0 116.6
678 Sao Tome and Principe 2023 213.1 178.7
466 Mali 2023 119.9 96.8
520 Nauru 2023 164.6 141.8
104 Myanmar 2023 101.1 78.6
417 Kyrgyzstan 2023 165.2 147.5

The following table highlights the largest discrepancies found for each economy.

Economy_Code Economy_Label Year Deflator_DSIB Deflator_UNSD
716 Zimbabwe 2023 574666.8 131.2
624 Guinea-Bissau 1983 39111.6 95.9
508 Mozambique 1986 248.6 472.5
112 Belarus 1994 230.5 73.0
728 South Sudan 2013 99.7 246.2
466 Mali 1992 73.2 218.5
862 Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of) 2023 238.0 125.6
270 Gambia 1985 79.6 185.9
180 Dem. Rep. of the Congo 1998 149.7 53.1
226 Equatorial Guinea 1990 113.5 34.8