Seychelles — Central government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2024 · 46 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.

The central government deficit reading for Seychelles was 0.67% of GDP in 2024. The previous reading was −1.47% of GDP in 2023; the period change was +2.14 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −2.37% of GDP, the latest reading was above.

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Latest observations

2015–2024

PeriodValue
20240.67 % of GDP
2023-1.47 % of GDP
2022-1.83 % of GDP
2021-5.51 % of GDP
2020-15.7 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2015
20191.22 % of GDP
20180.41 % of GDP
20170.25 % of GDP
2016-1.32 % of GDP
2015-0.4 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.