North Macedonia — Central government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2024 · 16 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.

The central government deficit reading for North Macedonia was −4.61% of GDP in 2024. The previous reading was −4.33% of GDP in 2023; the period change was −0.28 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −4.02% of GDP, the latest reading was below.

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Latest observations

2015–2024

PeriodValue
2024-4.61 % of GDP
2023-4.33 % of GDP
2022-4.04 % of GDP
2021-5.59 % of GDP
2020-8.04 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2015
2019-2.35 % of GDP
2018-1.79 % of GDP
2017-2.84 % of GDP
2016-2.89 % of GDP
2015-3.75 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.