Ghana — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1950–2019 · 69 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.

For Ghana, the central government deficit reading stood at −12.37B LCU in 2019. Against −12.29B LCU in 2018, the period change was −72.12M LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −3.45% in 2019.

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Latest observations

2006–2019

PeriodValue
2019-12.37B LCU
2018-12.29B LCU
2017-12.55B LCU
2016-19.76B LCU
2015-10.66B LCU
9 earlier values, back to 2006
2014-10.16B LCU
2013-10.71B LCU
2012-5.69B LCU
2011-694.41M LCU
2010-3.21B LCU
2009-1.96B LCU
2008-3.35B LCU
2007-1.27B LCU
2006-994.27M LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.