Bhutan — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1984–2024 · 40 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.
Bhutan's central government deficit reading was −0.48% of GDP in 2024. The period change from −4.65% of GDP in 2023 was +4.16 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −2.46% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2015–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.48 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -4.65 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -4.88 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -5.93 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -2.52 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2015
| 2019 | 1.46 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -1.62 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -3.94 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -1.15 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -0.83 % of GDP |