Cameroon — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1963–2025 · 59 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 −1.2% of GDP in 2025, compared with −1.51% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +0.31 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −2.77% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1963–2025
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Latest observations
2014–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.2 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -1.51 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -0.61 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -1.11 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -3.45 % of GDP |
7 earlier values, back to 2014
| 2020 | -3.34 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -3.3 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -2.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -4.9 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -6 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -1.8 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -3.1 % of GDP |