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Eswatini — 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.

For Eswatini, the combined government deficit reading stood at −6.14% of GDP in 2025. Against −1.06% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −5.07 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2021–2031

PeriodValue
2031-2.66 % of GDP
2030-3.11 % of GDP
2029-3.52 % of GDP
2028-4.12 % of GDP
2027-5.07 % of GDP
6 earlier values, back to 2021
2026-6.88 % of GDP
2025-6.14 % of GDP
2024-1.06 % of GDP
2023-0.66 % of GDP
2022-5.27 % of GDP
2021-4.55 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.