Syria — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1964–2010 · 40 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.
In Syria, the combined government deficit reading was −7.79% of GDP in 2010, compared with −2.89% of GDP in 2009. The period change was −4.9 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −2.87% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2001–2010
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2010 | -7.79 % of GDP |
| 2009 | -2.89 % of GDP |
| 2008 | -2.86 % of GDP |
| 2007 | -2.99 % of GDP |
| 2006 | -1.12 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2001
| 2005 | -4.41 % of GDP |
| 2004 | -4.18 % of GDP |
| 2003 | -2.7 % of GDP |
| 2002 | -2.02 % of GDP |
| 2001 | 2.31 % of GDP |