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Ethiopia — General government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2031 · 53 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 Ethiopia was −1.19% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −1.99% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.8 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2021–2031

PeriodValue
2031-1.53 % of GDP
2030-1.49 % of GDP
2029-1.49 % of GDP
2028-1.69 % of GDP
2027-1.03 % of GDP
6 earlier values, back to 2021
2026-1.76 % of GDP
2025-1.19 % of GDP
2024-1.99 % of GDP
2023-2.6 % of GDP
2022-4.16 % of GDP
2021-2.77 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.