São Tomé and Príncipe — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2025 · 47 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 0.14% of GDP in 2025. Against 0.93% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −0.79 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −2.05% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.14 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 0.93 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -2.17 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -2.24 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -1.75 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | -4.91 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -1.51 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -3.52 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -4.51 % of GDP |