São Tomé and Príncipe — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1970–2019 · 41 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.

In São Tomé and Príncipe, the central government deficit reading was −240.14M LCU in 2019, compared with −230.17M LCU in 2018. The period change was −9.96M LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −2.63% in 2019.

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Latest observations

2010–2019

PeriodValue
2019-240.14M LCU
2018-230.17M LCU
2017-146.99M LCU
2016-113.65M LCU
2015-352.18M LCU
5 earlier values, back to 2010
2014-291.25M LCU
201395.25M LCU
2012-482.26M LCU
2011-472.70M LCU
2010-392.45M LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.