Afghanistan — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1970–2017 · 13 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

The central government deficit reading for Afghanistan was 4.30B LCU in 2017. The previous reading was 7.75B LCU in 2016; the period change was −3.46B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 0.33% in 2017.

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Latest observations

2008–2017

PeriodValue
20174.30B LCU
20167.75B LCU
2015-13.64B LCU
2014-22.15B LCU
201325.65B LCU
5 earlier values, back to 2008
2012-6.43B LCU
2011-5.37B LCU
201010.79B LCU
20091.71B LCU
2008-12.01B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.