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Equatorial Guinea — General government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2031 · 53 observations

About this series

The general 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.

In Equatorial Guinea, the general government deficit reading was −2.55% of GDP in 2025, compared with −0.55% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −1.99 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2021–2031

PeriodValue
2031-2.23 % of GDP
2030-2.52 % of GDP
2029-3.55 % of GDP
2028-3.91 % of GDP
2027-3.66 % of GDP
6 earlier values, back to 2021
2026-1.66 % of GDP
2025-2.55 % of GDP
2024-0.55 % of GDP
20232.39 % of GDP
202211.7 % of GDP
20212.65 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.