South Sudan — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1970–2019 · 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.

South Sudan's central government deficit reading was −15.79B LCU in 2019. The period change from −7.26B LCU in 2018 was −8.53B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −1.4% in 2019.

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Latest observations

2011–2019

PeriodValue
2019-15.79B LCU
2018-7.26B LCU
201710.11B LCU
2016-15.33B LCU
2015-2.24B LCU
4 earlier values, back to 2011
2014-1.76B LCU
2013-564.22M LCU
2012-1.68B LCU
20111.03B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.