Eritrea — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2019 · 29 observations

About this series

The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The latest combined government deficit reading for Eritrea was 2.72% of GDP in 2019. The previous reading was 5.22% of GDP in 2018; the period change was −2.51 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −3.7% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2010–2019

PeriodValue
20192.72 % of GDP
20185.22 % of GDP
2017-5.74 % of GDP
2016-1.43 % of GDP
2015-2.77 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2010
2014-0.12 % of GDP
2013-7.62 % of GDP
2012-5.22 % of GDP
2011-5.5 % of GDP
2010-16.5 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.