Rwanda — General government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2030 · 40 observations

About this series

The general 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 Rwanda, the general government deficit reading was −6.29% of GDP in 2025, compared with −6.57% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +0.28 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2021–2030

PeriodValue
2030-2.35 % of GDP
2029-2.74 % of GDP
2028-2.94 % of GDP
2027-3.16 % of GDP
2026-3.31 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2021
2025-6.29 % of GDP
2024-6.57 % of GDP
2023-5.04 % of GDP
2022-5.74 % of GDP
2021-7 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.