Sierra Leone — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1963–2019 · 57 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.

In Sierra Leone, the central government deficit reading was −2.84B LCU in 2019, compared with −2.74B LCU in 2018. The period change was −92.91M LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −4.82% in 2019.

-3.00B-2.00B-1.00B0196320102019LCUSubscribe to view

Get the full series

  • Annual data, 1963–2019
  • All 2 sources, downloadable

Latest observations

2008–2019

PeriodValue
2019-2.84B LCU
2018-2.74B LCU
2017-2.47B LCU
2016-2.48B LCU
2015-1.78B LCU
7 earlier values, back to 2008
2014-1.35B LCU
2013-267.66M LCU
2012-956.37M LCU
2011-587.33M LCU
2010-808.46M LCU
2009-263.73M LCU
2008-328.77M LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.