Lesotho — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2030 · 55 observations

About this series

The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The combined 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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Latest observations

2020–2030

PeriodValue
20300.83 % of GDP
20291.91 % of GDP
20281.84 % of GDP
20273.52 % of GDP
20263.77 % of GDP
6 earlier values, back to 2020
20252.95 % of GDP
20249.04 % of GDP
20237.32 % of GDP
2022-6.41 % of GDP
2021-4.95 % of GDP
20201.18 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.