Lesotho — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2025 · 50 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.
Lesotho's central government deficit reading was 2.62% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 9.45% of GDP in 2024 was −6.83 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −1.34% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.62 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 9.45 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 7.32 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -6.39 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -4.95 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 1.23 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -5.5 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -4.52 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -3.82 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -8.83 % of GDP |