Uganda — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1954–2025 · 72 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.
In Uganda, the central government deficit reading was −6.07% of GDP in 2025, compared with −4.66% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −1.42 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −4.57% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2011–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -6.07 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -4.66 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -4.75 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -6.27 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -7.67 % of GDP |
10 earlier values, back to 2011
| 2020 | -6.07 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -3.25 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -2.48 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -2.34 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -2.18 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -1.98 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -3.64 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -3.4 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -2.74 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -3.61 % of GDP |