Guinea-Bissau — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2025 · 47 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 Guinea-Bissau, the central government deficit reading stood at −3.57% of GDP in 2025. Against −8.6% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +5.04 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −8.64% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.57 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -8.6 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -10.6 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -9.94 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -10.7 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | -12.4 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -7.15 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -7.87 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -6.38 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -9.18 % of GDP |