Vanuatu — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2023 · 36 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.
The central government deficit reading for Vanuatu was 0.67% of GDP in 2023. The previous reading was −4.8% of GDP in 2022; the period change was +5.47 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 1.68% of GDP, the latest reading was below.
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Latest observations
2014–2023
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.67 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -4.8 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 0.18 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -2.53 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 4.7 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2014
| 2018 | 5.64 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -1.52 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 6.26 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 7.26 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 0.9 % of GDP |