Somalia — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2025 · 14 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 Somalia, the central government deficit reading was −0.6% of GDP in 2025, compared with 0.1% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −0.7 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 1.54% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.6 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 0.1 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 15.7 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 0.11 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -1.1 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 0.19 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 0.27 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 0.1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 0.03 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 0.62 % of GDP |