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Cameroon — General government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1922–2031 · 73 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The general government deficit reading for Cameroon was −2.01% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −1.51% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.5 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2017–2031

PeriodValue
2031-1.2 % of GDP
2030-1.23 % of GDP
2029-1.24 % of GDP
2028-1.28 % of GDP
2027-1.36 % of GDP
10 earlier values, back to 2017
2026-1.67 % of GDP
2025-2.01 % of GDP
2024-1.51 % of GDP
2023-0.64 % of GDP
2022-1.11 % of GDP
2021-2.88 % of GDP
2020-3.52 % of GDP
2019-3.65 % of GDP
2018-2.3 % of GDP
2017-3.68 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.