Zimbabwe — General government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1970–2030 · 27 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 −12.18B LCU in 2025. Against −8.68B LCU in 2024, the period change was −3.50B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −0.75% in 2025.

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  • Annual data, 1970–2030
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Latest observations

2021–2030

PeriodValue
2030-2.92B LCU
2029-1.69B LCU
2028-822.31M LCU
2027114.94M LCU
2026-4.57B LCU
5 earlier values, back to 2021
2025-12.18B LCU
2024-8.68B LCU
2023-2.64B LCU
2022-243.89M LCU
2021-41.60M LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.