Nigeria — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2019 · 68 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.
In Nigeria, the central government deficit reading was −4.13% of GDP in 2019, compared with −4.26% of GDP in 2018. The period change was +0.12 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −3.15% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2006–2019
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2019 | -4.13 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -4.26 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -4.76 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -4.71 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -3.5 % of GDP |
9 earlier values, back to 2006
| 2014 | -1.52 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -3.18 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -1.63 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -1.85 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -1.99 % of GDP |
| 2009 | -7.04 % of GDP |
| 2008 | -0.03 % of GDP |
| 2007 | -0.35 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 5.66 % of GDP |