Zimbabwe — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2030 · 38 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 combined government deficit reading for Zimbabwe was −0.75% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −1.05% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.31 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2021–2030

PeriodValue
2030-0.09 % of GDP
2029-0.06 % of GDP
2028-0.03 % of GDP
20270 % of GDP
2026-0.23 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2021
2025-0.75 % of GDP
2024-1.05 % of GDP
2023-3.9 % of GDP
2022-3.3 % of GDP
2021-2.24 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.