Eswatini — 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.

Eswatini's central government deficit reading was −1.67B LCU in 2019. The period change from −3.19B LCU in 2018 was +1.52B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −2.55% in 2019.

-6.00B-4.00B-2.00B02.00B1970201020152019LCUSubscribe to view

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Latest observations

2010–2019

PeriodValue
2019-1.67B LCU
2018-3.19B LCU
2017-4.96B LCU
2016-5.83B LCU
2015-2.36B LCU
5 earlier values, back to 2010
2014476.59M LCU
20131.54B LCU
2012-2.10B LCU
2011-3.51B LCU
2010-1.07B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.