Zimbabwe — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1970–2019 · 27 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 Zimbabwe, the central government deficit reading was −8.73M LCU in 2019, compared with −2.07M LCU in 2018. The period change was −6.66M LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −6.73% in 2019.

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Latest observations

2010–2019

PeriodValue
2019-8.73M LCU
2018-2.07M LCU
2017-1.75M LCU
2016-712.09K LCU
2015-80.05K LCU
5 earlier values, back to 2010
2014-115.52K LCU
2013-135.30K LCU
20121.92K LCU
2011-33.15K LCU
201034.30K LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.