Eritrea — General government deficit

millions of LCU · 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 811.74M LCU in 2019. Against 1.58B LCU in 2018, the period change was −767.75M LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 2.72% in 2019.

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Latest observations

2010–2019

PeriodValue
2019811.74M LCU
20181.58B LCU
2017-1.65B LCU
2016-478.81M LCU
2015-856.16M LCU
5 earlier values, back to 2010
2014-48.85M LCU
2013-2.30B LCU
2012-1.81B LCU
2011-1.75B LCU
2010-4.04B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.