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Rwanda — General government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2031 · 41 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 −4.49% of GDP in 2025, compared with −6.19% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +1.7 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2022–2031

PeriodValue
2031-3.64 % of GDP
2030-1.98 % of GDP
2029-3.07 % of GDP
2028-2.8 % of GDP
2027-3 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2022
2026-4.34 % of GDP
2025-4.49 % of GDP
2024-6.19 % of GDP
2023-4.88 % of GDP
2022-5.56 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.