Vanuatu — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1970–2018 · 31 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.

In Vanuatu, the central government deficit reading was −7.63B LCU in 2018, compared with 1.35B LCU in 2017. The period change was −8.98B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −6.37% in 2018.

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Latest observations

2009–2018

PeriodValue
2018-7.63B LCU
20171.35B LCU
2016-7.23B LCU
2015-7.38B LCU
2014-870.04M LCU
5 earlier values, back to 2009
2013197.85M LCU
20121.27B LCU
20111.83B LCU
20101.94B LCU
2009617.51M LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.