South Sudan — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For South Sudan, the central government deficit reading stood at 2% of GDP in 2025. Against 5.83% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −3.83 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −0.86% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 5.83 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 7.01 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 4.2 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -9.3 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | -5.5 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 0.04 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -0.94 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 6.31 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -18.2 % of GDP |