Gabon — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1956–2025 · 57 observations
About this series
The central 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.
For Gabon, the central government deficit reading stood at −5.34% of GDP in 2025. Against −3.77% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −1.57 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of −1.9% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2014–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -5.34 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -3.77 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 1.86 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -0.8 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -1.93 % of GDP |
7 earlier values, back to 2014
| 2020 | -2.15 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 2.27 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -1.36 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -2.66 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -5.16 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -1 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 2.4 % of GDP |