Afghanistan — General government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1970–2024 · 24 observations

About this series

The general 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.

Afghanistan's general government deficit reading was −6.92B LCU in 2024. The period change from −17.97B LCU in 2023 was +11.05B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −0.54% in 2024.

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Latest observations

2015–2024

PeriodValue
2024-6.92B LCU
2023-17.97B LCU
2022-12.80B LCU
2021-6.07B LCU
2020-34.43B LCU
5 earlier values, back to 2015
2019-15.93B LCU
201822.21B LCU
2017-8.71B LCU
20161.57B LCU
2015-15.76B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.