Azerbaijan — Central government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2024 · 18 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Azerbaijan, the central government deficit reading was 2.95% of GDP in 2024, compared with 4.95% of GDP in 2023. The period change was −2 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 3.49% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2015–2024

PeriodValue
20242.95 % of GDP
20234.95 % of GDP
202210.4 % of GDP
20214.57 % of GDP
2020-5.31 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2015
20196.02 % of GDP
20189.51 % of GDP
20171.96 % of GDP
20162.5 % of GDP
2015-2.68 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.