Indonesia — Central government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1921–2023 · 92 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.

In Indonesia, the central government deficit reading was −1.61% of GDP in 2023, compared with −2.34% of GDP in 2022. The period change was +0.73 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −2.84% of GDP.

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  • Annual data, 1921–2023
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Latest observations

2005–2023

PeriodValue
2023-1.61 % of GDP
2022-2.34 % of GDP
2021-4.55 % of GDP
2020-6.15 % of GDP
2019-2.2 % of GDP
14 earlier values, back to 2005
2018-1.81 % of GDP
2017-2.51 % of GDP
2016-2.48 % of GDP
2015-2.59 % of GDP
2014-2.12 % of GDP
2013-2.19 % of GDP
2012-1.76 % of GDP
2011-1.07 % of GDP
2010-0.68 % of GDP
2009-1.47 % of GDP
2008-0.08 % of GDP
2007-0.01 % of GDP
20060 % of GDP
20050.06 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.