Namibia — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1970–2024 · 36 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.

Namibia's central government deficit reading was −7.03B LCU in 2024. The period change from −6.21B LCU in 2023 was −823.18M LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −2.81% in 2024.

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Latest observations

2015–2024

PeriodValue
2024-7.03B LCU
2023-6.21B LCU
2022-19.61B LCU
2021-22.64B LCU
2020-21.49B LCU
5 earlier values, back to 2015
2019-10.54B LCU
2018-17.27B LCU
2017-21.91B LCU
2016-18.24B LCU
2015-24.98B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.