Guinea-Bissau — Central government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2024 · 46 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 −8.6% of GDP in 2024. Against −10.6% of GDP in 2023, the period change was +1.98 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −9.62% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2015–2024

PeriodValue
2024-8.6 % of GDP
2023-10.6 % of GDP
2022-9.94 % of GDP
2021-10.7 % of GDP
2020-12.4 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2015
2019-7.15 % of GDP
2018-7.87 % of GDP
2017-6.38 % of GDP
2016-9.18 % of GDP
2015-13.4 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.