Lesotho — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2030 · 50 observations
About this series
The general 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.
The latest general government deficit reading for Lesotho was 2.95% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 9.04% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −6.09 percentage points.
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- Annual data, 1970–2030
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Latest observations
2021–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 0.83 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 1.91 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 1.84 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 3.52 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 3.77 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2021
| 2025 | 2.95 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 9.04 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 7.32 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -6.41 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -4.95 % of GDP |