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ANANSI

Central government deficit

millions of LCU · 184 countries · 1689–2026 · 14,117 observations

cgovdef · Annual, Quarterly

Definition

Total deficit represents the government total deficit

Key economies

All countries

Central government deficit for every economy WED holds it for — each page with the full history for subscribers and a free preview of the recent years.

CountryFrequencyCoverageObservations
AfghanistanAFGAnnual2006–201712
AlbaniaALBAnnual1995–202421
AlgeriaDZAAnnual1951–202568
AndorraANDAnnual2018–20247
AngolaAGOAnnual1980–202546
ArgentinaARGAnnual1810–2025205
ArmeniaARMAnnual2004–202421
AustraliaAUSAnnual1839–2022184
AustriaAUTAnnual · also Quarterly1924–202591
AzerbaijanAZEAnnual1994–202423
BahamasBHSAnnual1973–202451
BahrainBHRAnnual1990–202031
BangladeshBGDAnnual1973–202142
BarbadosBRBAnnual1972–201625
BelarusBLRAnnual1992–202433
BelgiumBELAnnual · also Quarterly1880–2025123
BelizeBLZAnnual1990–201728
BeninBENAnnual1965–202561
BhutanBTNAnnual1984–202440
BoliviaBOLAnnual1950–200757
BosniaBIHAnnual · also Quarterly2005–202420
BotswanaBWAAnnual1980–202546
BrazilBRAAnnual · also Quarterly1861–2025165
BruneiBRNAnnual2000–202526
BulgariaBGRAnnual · also Quarterly1924–202554
Burkina FasoBFAAnnual1954–202566
BurundiBDIAnnual1980–202546
Cabo VerdeCPVAnnual1980–202546
CambodiaKHMAnnual2002–202322
CameroonCMRAnnual1963–202558
CanadaCANAnnual1870–2025106
Central African RepublicCAFAnnual1960–202560
ChadTCDAnnual1972–202551
ChileCHLAnnual1833–2024192
ColombiaCOLAnnual1945–202580
ComorosCOMAnnual1980–202546
Congo DRCODAnnual1990–202536
Costa RicaCRIAnnual1950–202576
Côte d'IvoireCIVAnnual1960–202566
CroatiaHRVAnnual1991–202535
CubaCUBAnnual1903–196552
CyprusCYPAnnual1950–202576
CzechiaCZEAnnual · also Quarterly1993–202533
DenmarkDNKAnnual1854–2025172
DjiboutiDJIAnnual1990–202536
Dominican RepublicDOMAnnual1950–202576
EcuadorECUQuarterly · also AnnualQ1 2012–Q2 202658
EgyptEGYAnnual1951–202574
El SalvadorSLVAnnual1939–202581
Equatorial GuineaGNQAnnual1980–202546
EritreaERIAnnual1992–202534
EstoniaESTAnnual1991–202532
EswatiniSWZAnnual1980–202546
EthiopiaETHAnnual1960–202566
FijiFJIAnnual1950–202475
FinlandFINAnnual · also Quarterly1882–2025144
FranceFRAAnnual1815–2025195
GabonGABAnnual1956–202556
GambiaGMBAnnual1980–202546
GeorgiaGEOAnnual1995–202430
GermanyDEUAnnual · also Quarterly1872–2025132
GhanaGHAAnnual1950–202575
GreeceGRCAnnual · also Quarterly1833–2025176
GuatemalaGTMAnnual1923–2025103
GuineaGINAnnual1980–202546
Guinea-BissauGNBAnnual1980–202546
GuyanaGUYAnnual1952–199241
HaitiHTIAnnual1955–198731
HondurasHNDAnnual1925–2025101
HungaryHUNAnnual1927–202559
IcelandISLAnnual · also Quarterly1972–202554
IndiaINDAnnual1948–202578
IndonesiaIDNAnnual1921–202392
IranIRNAnnual1959–200951
IraqIRQAnnual1950–201931
IrelandIRLAnnual1947–202579
IsraelISRAnnual · also Quarterly1950–202576
ItalyITAAnnual1862–2025163
JamaicaJAMAnnual1929–202084
JapanJPNAnnual · also Quarterly1885–2024139
JordanJORAnnual1959–202361
KazakhstanKAZAnnual1997–202327
KenyaKENAnnual1955–202571
KiribatiKIRAnnual2010–202314
KuwaitKWTAnnual1964–202354
KyrgyzstanKGZAnnual2013–202412
LaosLAOAnnual2008–202215
LatviaLVAAnnual1994–202532
LebanonLBNAnnual1998–202425
LesothoLSOAnnual1972–202549
LiberiaLBRAnnual1964–202547
LibyaLBYAnnual1963–202559
LithuaniaLTUAnnual · also Quarterly1991–202534
LuxembourgLUXAnnual · also Quarterly1972–202554
MacaoMACAnnual1996–202429
MadagascarMDGAnnual1950–202567
MalawiMWIAnnual1954–202572
MalaysiaMYSAnnual · also Quarterly1949–202471
MaldivesMDVAnnual1990–202130
MaliMLIAnnual1967–202559
MaltaMLTAnnual1972–202553
Marshall IslandsMHLAnnual2008–202013
MauritaniaMRTAnnual1968–202547
MauritiusMUSAnnual1950–202576
MexicoMEXAnnual1876–2024139
MicronesiaFSMAnnual2008–202013
MoldovaMDAAnnual1997–202427
MongoliaMNGAnnual1992–202431
MoroccoMARAnnual1952–202570
MozambiqueMOZAnnual1980–202546
MyanmarMMRAnnual1947–201968
NamibiaNAMAnnual1990–202536
NauruNRUAnnual2012–202413
NepalNPLAnnual2010–202313
NetherlandsNLDAnnual · also Quarterly1815–2025211
New ZealandNZLAnnual1931–202595
NicaraguaNICAnnual1960–202565
NigerNERAnnual1960–202566
NigeriaNGAAnnual1950–202574
North MacedoniaMKDAnnual2005–202420
NorwayNORAnnual · also Quarterly1865–2025155
PakistanPAKAnnual1950–201061
PalauPLWAnnual2008–202013
PalestinePSEAnnual2005–202117
PanamaPANAnnual1946–202566
Papua New GuineaPNGAnnual1990–202424
ParaguayPRYAnnual1953–202456
PeruPERAnnual · also Quarterly1942–202584
PhilippinesPHLAnnual1990–202429
PolandPOLAnnual · also Quarterly1994–202532
PortugalPRTAnnual · also Quarterly1880–2025105
Puerto RicoPRIAnnual1929–198355
Republic of the CongoCOGAnnual1955–202558
RomaniaROUAnnual · also Quarterly1981–202545
RussiaRUSAnnual1885–202457
RwandaRWAAnnual1980–202546
Saint Kitts and NevisKNAAnnual1990–202024
Saint LuciaLCAAnnual2000–201718
Saint VincentVCTAnnual2000–201718
SamoaWSMQuarterly · also AnnualQ1 2013–Q1 202653
San MarinoSMRAnnual2002–202412
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPAnnual1980–202546
Saudi ArabiaSAUAnnual · also Quarterly2010–202415
SenegalSENAnnual1962–202564
SerbiaSRBAnnual2007–202216
SeychellesSYCAnnual1980–202546
Sierra LeoneSLEAnnual1963–202562
SingaporeSGPAnnual · also Quarterly1963–202563
SlovakiaSVKAnnual1995–202531
SloveniaSVNAnnual · also Quarterly1994–202532
Solomon IslandsSLBAnnual2011–202414
SomaliaSOMAnnual2013–202513
South AfricaZAFAnnual · also Quarterly1911–2025115
South KoreaKORAnnual1954–202673
South SudanSSDAnnual2011–202515
Soviet UnionSUNAnnual1928–197936
SpainESPAnnual1880–2025142
Sri LankaLKAAnnual1947–202377
SudanSDNAnnual1955–202571
SwedenSWEAnnual · also Quarterly1881–2025145
SwitzerlandCHEAnnual · also Quarterly1899–2024112
SyriaSYRAnnual1964–201040
TaiwanTWNAnnual1903–2024103
TajikistanTJKAnnual1998–202521
TanzaniaTZAAnnual1955–202571
ThailandTHAAnnual1946–202473
Timor-LesteTLSAnnual2010–202213
TogoTGOAnnual1961–202565
TongaTONAnnual2013–202311
Trinidad and TobagoTTOAnnual1951–202575
TunisiaTUNAnnual1965–202561
TürkiyeTURAnnual1972–202544
TurkmenistanTKMAnnual2000–201011
UAEAREAnnual · also Quarterly1997–202418
UgandaUGAAnnual1954–202572
UkraineUKRAnnual1999–202426
United KingdomGBRAnnual · also Quarterly1689–2025337
United StatesUSAAnnual1792–2025234
UruguayURYAnnual1930–202490
UzbekistanUZBAnnual2011–202313
VanuatuVUTAnnual1981–202335
VenezuelaVENAnnual1950–199243
ZambiaZMBAnnual1950–202576
ZimbabweZWEAnnual2002–202524