Ghana — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2025 · 75 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.
The latest central government deficit reading for Ghana was −2.38% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −6.3% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +3.92 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −6.77% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2011–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.38 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -6.3 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -3.37 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -11.8 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -12.1 % of GDP |
10 earlier values, back to 2011
| 2020 | -11.5 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -4.74 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -3.78 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -4.68 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -7.11 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -4.31 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -4.55 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -6.42 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -4.21 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -0.64 % of GDP |