São Tomé and Príncipe — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2031 · 53 observations
About this series
The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The combined government deficit reading for São Tomé and Príncipe was −2.53% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 0.92% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −3.45 percentage points.
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Latest observations
2021–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 2.65 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 2.89 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 2.7 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 2.9 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 1.61 % of GDP |
6 earlier values, back to 2021
| 2026 | 1.02 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -2.53 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 0.92 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -2.13 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -2.24 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -1.52 % of GDP |