Saint Lucia — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 2000–2017 · 18 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 Saint Lucia, the central government deficit reading stood at −0.86% of GDP in 2017. Against −0.46% of GDP in 2016, the period change was −0.4 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −2.28% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2008–2017
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2017 | -0.86 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -0.46 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -1.9 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -2.91 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -5.38 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2008
| 2012 | -5.3 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -3.82 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -0.51 % of GDP |
| 2009 | -1.72 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 0.03 % of GDP |