Gambia — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1970–2019 · 41 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 the Gambia, the central government deficit reading stood at −2.78B LCU in 2019. Against −2.94B LCU in 2018, the period change was +155.90M LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −3.02% in 2019.

-8.00B-6.00B-4.00B-2.00B02.00B1970201020152019LCUSubscribe to view

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Latest observations

2010–2019

PeriodValue
2019-2.78B LCU
2018-2.94B LCU
2017-1.76B LCU
2016-6.22B LCU
2015-4.67B LCU
5 earlier values, back to 2010
2014-3.06B LCU
2013-4.25B LCU
2012-2.03B LCU
2011-1.98B LCU
2010-2.08B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.