Sierra Leone — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1963–2030 · 68 observations

About this series

The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The latest combined government deficit reading for Sierra Leone was −4.45% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −4.53% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.08 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2017–2030

PeriodValue
2030-0.93 % of GDP
2029-0.66 % of GDP
20280.34 % of GDP
2027-0.43 % of GDP
2026-2.13 % of GDP
9 earlier values, back to 2017
2025-4.45 % of GDP
2024-4.53 % of GDP
2023-4.99 % of GDP
2022-5.93 % of GDP
2021-4.35 % of GDP
2020-3.5 % of GDP
2019-1.95 % of GDP
2018-3.57 % of GDP
2017-5.61 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.