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Eritrea — General government deficit

millions of ERN · Annual · 1970–2019 · 29 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.

For Eritrea, the general government deficit reading stood at 811.86M ERN in 2019. Against 1.58B ERN in 2018, the period change was −767.56M ERN. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 2.72% in 2019.

-6.00B-4.00B-2.00B02.00B1970201020152019ERNSubscribe to view

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Latest observations

2010–2019

PeriodValue
2019811.86M ERN
20181.58B ERN
2017-1.65B ERN
2016-478.88M ERN
2015-856.12M ERN
5 earlier values, back to 2010
2014-48.73M ERN
2013-2.30B ERN
2012-1.81B ERN
2011-1.75B ERN
2010-4.04B ERN
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.