Ghana — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2031 · 81 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.
For Ghana, the combined government deficit reading stood at −1.35% of GDP in 2025. Against −6.23% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +4.88 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −7.72% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2015–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -2.17 % of GDP |
| 2030 | -2.23 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -1.83 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -1.67 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -1.83 % of GDP |
12 earlier values, back to 2015
| 2026 | -2.26 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -1.35 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -6.23 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -3.37 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -11.8 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -12 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -17.4 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -7.52 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -6.79 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -3.97 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -6.75 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -4.01 % of GDP |