Papua New Guinea — Central government deficit
millions of PGK · Annual · 1990–2024 · 24 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.
In Papua New Guinea, the central government deficit reading was −4.12B PGK in 2024, compared with −4.80B PGK in 2023. The period change was +687.69M PGK. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −3.31% in 2024.
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Latest observations
2015–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -4.12B PGK |
| 2023 | -4.80B PGK |
| 2022 | -5.85B PGK |
| 2021 | -6.27B PGK |
| 2020 | -7.30B PGK |
5 earlier values, back to 2015
| 2019 | -4.17B PGK |
| 2018 | -2.05B PGK |
| 2017 | -1.79B PGK |
| 2016 | -3.08B PGK |
| 2015 | -3.07B PGK |