Equatorial Guinea — 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.
Equatorial Guinea's central government deficit reading was −2.06% of GDP in 2025. The period change from −0.56% of GDP in 2024 was −1.5 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −0.19% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.06 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -0.56 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 2.39 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 11.8 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 2.61 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | -2.52 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 1.82 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 0.11 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -2.82 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -12.7 % of GDP |