Sierra Leone — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1963–2025 · 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 Sierra Leone, the central government deficit reading was −5.58% of GDP in 2025, compared with −5.48% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −0.11 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −4.83% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2013–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -5.58 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -5.48 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -5.28 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -5.93 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -4.37 % of GDP |
8 earlier values, back to 2013
| 2020 | -3.41 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -2.02 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -3.96 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -6.06 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -6.23 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -5.08 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -3.79 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -2.39 % of GDP |