Taiwan — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1903–2030 · 110 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.

The combined government deficit reading for Taiwan was −0.32% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −1.45% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +1.13 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −1.88% of GDP, the latest reading was above.

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Latest observations

2009–2030

PeriodValue
20300.47 % of GDP
20290.31 % of GDP
20280.15 % of GDP
2027-0.01 % of GDP
2026-0.17 % of GDP
15 earlier values
2025-0.32 % of GDP
2024-1.45 % of GDP
2023-2.5 % of GDP
2022-1.72 % of GDP
2021-2.06 % of GDP
2020-2.91 % of GDP
2019-1.78 % of GDP
2018-1.87 % of GDP
2017-2.02 % of GDP
2016-2.19 % of GDP
2015-1.78 % of GDP
2014-2.72 % of GDP
2013-3.24 % of GDP
2012-4.31 % of GDP
2011-4.03 % of GDP

Values before 2011, back to 2009, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.