Eswatini — 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.
Eswatini's central government deficit reading was −2.75% of GDP in 2025. The period change from −1.69% of GDP in 2024 was −1.06 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −5.3% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.75 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -1.69 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -5.47 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -4.61 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -4.45 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | -6.54 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -6.86 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -5.95 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -8.72 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -5.94 % of GDP |