Samoa — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2030 · 40 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 latest combined government deficit reading for Samoa was 4.99% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 9.29% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −4.29 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2021–2030

PeriodValue
2030-2.11 % of GDP
2029-2.03 % of GDP
2028-1.87 % of GDP
2027-1.46 % of GDP
2026-0.08 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2021
20254.99 % of GDP
20249.29 % of GDP
20232.7 % of GDP
20225.03 % of GDP
20211.71 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.