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Cameroon: General government deficit (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 2000–2024 · 25 observations · forecasts to 2031 · gen_govdef_GDP

2024
−1.51%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−0.9 pointsfrom −0.64%
Average, 2015–2024
−2.79%10 years
Record high and low
6.34% (2006)low −5.79% (2016)

General government deficit (% of GDP)

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-6%-4%-2%0%2%4%6%8%2000200520102015202020252030CameroonCameroon
ForecastPercent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
2031-1.20Forecast
2030-1.23Forecast
2029-1.24Forecast
2028-1.28Forecast
2027-1.36Forecast
2026-1.67Forecast
2025-2.01Forecast
2024-1.51
2023-0.64
2022-1.11
2021-2.88
2020-3.52
2019-3.65
2018-2.30
2017-3.68
2016-5.79
2015-2.86

Sources

  • IMF World Economic Outlook2000–2024
  • IMF WEO (forecast)2024–2031

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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