Jordan — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1959–2023 · 61 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 Jordan, the central government deficit reading was −6.65% of GDP in 2023, compared with −5.55% of GDP in 2022. The period change was −1.1 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −4.07% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2011–2023
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | -6.65 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -5.55 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -6.08 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -6.41 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -3.06 % of GDP |
8 earlier values, back to 2011
| 2018 | -2.66 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -2.31 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -2.83 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -3.08 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -2.03 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -5.02 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -7.33 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -5.85 % of GDP |