Somalia — Central government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2023 · 10 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 15.7% of GDP in 2023, compared with 0.11% of GDP in 2022. The period change was +15.5 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 2.07% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2013–2023

PeriodValue
202315.7 % of GDP
20220.11 % of GDP
20210.19 % of GDP
20200.19 % of GDP
20190.27 % of GDP
4 earlier values, back to 2013
20180.1 % of GDP
20170.03 % of GDP
2015-0.01 % of GDP
20130 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.