Liberia — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1964–2025 · 48 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.
For Liberia, the central government deficit reading stood at −1.82% of GDP in 2025. Against −2.18% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +0.36 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −4.33% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.82 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -2.18 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -6.99 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -5.32 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -2.14 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | -3.55 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -4.81 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -4.73 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -7.22 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -4.52 % of GDP |