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Zimbabwe — General government deficit

millions of ZWG · Annual · 1970–2031 · 28 observations

About this series

The general 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.

For Zimbabwe, the general government deficit reading stood at 1.33B ZWG in 2025. Against −6.22B ZWG in 2024, the period change was +7.55B ZWG. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 0.08% in 2025.

-40.00B-30.00B-20.00B-10.00B010.00B197020252031ZWGSubscribe to view

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Latest observations

2022–2031

PeriodValue
2031-31.89B ZWG
2030-28.14B ZWG
2029-24.67B ZWG
2028-22.10B ZWG
2027-18.89B ZWG
5 earlier values, back to 2022
2026-14.58B ZWG
20251.33B ZWG
2024-6.22B ZWG
2023-6.39B ZWG
2022-73.81M ZWG
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.