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South Sudan — Central government deficit

millions of SSP · Annual · 1970–2025 · 16 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 1.17T SSP in 2025. The period change from 1.41T SSP in 2024 was −237.42B SSP. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 2% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2016–2025

PeriodValue
20251.17T SSP
20241.41T SSP
20231.12T SSP
2022391.08B SSP
2021-394.71B SSP
5 earlier values, back to 2016
2020-165.40B SSP
20191.09B SSP
2018-10.81B SSP
201725.61B SSP
2016-27.91B SSP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.