Equatorial Guinea — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
Equatorial Guinea's central government deficit reading was 1.82% of GDP in 2019. The period change from 0.11% of GDP in 2018 was +1.71 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −5.8% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2010–2019
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.82 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 0.11 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -2.82 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -12.7 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -17 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2010
| 2014 | -8.3 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -6.54 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -8.2 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 0.94 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -5.36 % of GDP |