Taiwan — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1903–2024 · 103 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.
For Taiwan, the central government deficit reading stood at 0.74% of GDP in 2024. Against −2.33% of GDP in 2023, the period change was +3.07 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 0.1% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1903–2024
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Latest observations
2004–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.74 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -2.33 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 1.24 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 1.36 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -0.29 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2019 | 0.48 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 0.08 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -0.11 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -0.33 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 0.19 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -0.79 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -1.02 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -2.76 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -1.46 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -2.65 % of GDP |
| 2009 | -3.52 % of GDP |
| 2008 | -0.81 % of GDP |
| 2007 | -0.22 % of GDP |
| 2006 | -0.21 % of GDP |
| 2005 | -0.29 % of GDP |
Values before 2005, back to 2004, are on the chart — hover to read them.