Uganda — Central government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1954–2023 · 70 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 −4.75% of GDP in 2023, compared with −6.27% of GDP in 2022. The period change was +1.52 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −3.81% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2010–2023

PeriodValue
2023-4.75 % of GDP
2022-6.27 % of GDP
2021-7.67 % of GDP
2020-6.07 % of GDP
2019-3.25 % of GDP
9 earlier values, back to 2010
2018-2.48 % of GDP
2017-2.34 % of GDP
2016-2.18 % of GDP
2015-1.98 % of GDP
2014-1.16 % of GDP
2013-2.3 % of GDP
2012-1.58 % of GDP
2011-2.38 % of GDP
2010-2 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.