Timor-Leste — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2022 · 14 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 latest central government deficit reading for Timor-Leste was 2.94% of GDP in 2022. The previous reading was −15.8% of GDP in 2021; the period change was +18.8 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 15.1% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2013–2022
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.94 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -15.8 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -18.4 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 6.92 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -2.81 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2013
| 2017 | -12.2 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -52.5 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 8.07 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 64.9 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 169.9 % of GDP |