Eswatini — 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.
Eswatini's central government deficit reading was −2.55% of GDP in 2019. The period change from −5.28% of GDP in 2018 was +2.73 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −4.64% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2010–2019
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2019 | -2.55 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -5.28 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -8.48 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -10.8 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -4.83 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2010
| 2014 | 1.04 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 3.63 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -5.44 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -10.3 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -3.35 % of GDP |