Niger — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1960–2030 · 71 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 latest combined government deficit reading for Niger was −2.97% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −4.27% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +1.3 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −4.54% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2016–2030

PeriodValue
2030-3.02 % of GDP
2029-3.02 % of GDP
2028-3.01 % of GDP
2027-2.98 % of GDP
2026-2.97 % of GDP
10 earlier values, back to 2016
2025-2.97 % of GDP
2024-4.27 % of GDP
2023-5.37 % of GDP
2022-6.77 % of GDP
2021-6.1 % of GDP
2020-4.82 % of GDP
2019-3.56 % of GDP
2018-3.01 % of GDP
2017-4.12 % of GDP
2016-4.46 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.