Senegal — Central government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1962–2024 · 63 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.

In Senegal, the central government deficit reading was −11.4% of GDP in 2024, compared with −13.3% of GDP in 2023. The period change was +1.89 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −9.46% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2012–2024

PeriodValue
2024-11.4 % of GDP
2023-13.3 % of GDP
2022-13.6 % of GDP
2021-11 % of GDP
2020-12.8 % of GDP
8 earlier values, back to 2012
2019-10.4 % of GDP
2018-5.72 % of GDP
2017-5.14 % of GDP
2016-5.44 % of GDP
2015-5.88 % of GDP
2014-6.6 % of GDP
2013-6.29 % of GDP
2012-6.94 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.