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Zimbabwe — Central government deficit

millions of ZWG · Annual · 1970–2025 · 33 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 −7.43B ZWG in 2025, compared with −10.86B ZWG in 2024. The period change was +3.43B ZWG. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −0.46% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2016–2025

PeriodValue
2025-7.43B ZWG
2024-10.86B ZWG
2023-4.32B ZWG
2022-6.82K ZWG
2021-48.07M ZWG
5 earlier values, back to 2016
202012.27M ZWG
2019270.79K ZWG
2018-2.75M ZWG
2017-3.11M ZWG
2016-587.49K ZWG
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.