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Papua New Guinea — Combined government deficit

millions of PGK · Annual · 1970–2031 · 50 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.

The latest combined government deficit reading for Papua New Guinea was −3.31B PGK in 2025. The previous reading was −4.12B PGK in 2024; the period change was +809.86M PGK. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −2.36% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2022–2031

PeriodValue
2031377.17M PGK
2030314.85M PGK
2029377.09M PGK
2028-108.75M PGK
2027-239.24M PGK
5 earlier values, back to 2022
2026-1.75B PGK
2025-3.31B PGK
2024-4.12B PGK
2023-4.80B PGK
2022-5.85B PGK
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.