Cameroon — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1963–2019 · 53 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 Cameroon, the central government deficit reading was −3.3% of GDP in 2019, compared with −2.3% of GDP in 2018. The period change was −1 percentage point. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −2.62% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1963–2019
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Latest observations
2009–2019
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2019 | -3.3 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -2.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -4.9 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -6 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -1.8 % of GDP |
6 earlier values, back to 2009
| 2014 | -3.1 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -3.52 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -0.44 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -0.68 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -0.16 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 2.84 % of GDP |