São Tomé and Príncipe — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For São Tomé and Príncipe, the central government deficit reading stood at −2.63% of GDP in 2019. Against −2.86% of GDP in 2018, the period change was +0.23 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −5.25% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2010–2019
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2019 | -2.63 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -2.86 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -2.08 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -1.74 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -6.07 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2010
| 2014 | -5.33 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 1.91 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -10.9 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -11.7 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -11.1 % of GDP |