Rwanda — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2025 · 47 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.
Rwanda's central government deficit reading was −5.48% of GDP in 2025. The period change from −5.94% of GDP in 2024 was +0.47 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −5.61% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -5.48 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -5.94 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -5.89 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -5.54 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -6.9 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | -8.87 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -5.49 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -4.12 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -4.49 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -3.4 % of GDP |