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Congo DR: Government deficit (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1996–2023 · 28 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govdef_GDP

2023
−1.59%percent of GDP
Change on 2022
−0.7 pointsfrom −0.868%
Average, 2014–2023
−1.05%10 years
Record high and low
3.87% (2014)low −3.92% (2003)

Government deficit (% of GDP)

Report error
-4%-2%0%2%4%2000200520102015202020252030Congo DRCongo DR
ForecastPercent of GDP

Compare with other countries →Definition of Government deficit (% of GDP)

Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
2031-1.15Forecast
2030-1.27Forecast
2029-1.46Forecast
2028-1.50Forecast
2027-2.39Forecast
2026-3.46Forecast
2025-2.75Forecast
2024-1.66Forecast
2023-1.59
2022-0.868
2021-1.58
2020-3.49
2019-3.41
2018-1.35
2017-0.0144
2016-0.909
2015-1.20
20143.87

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

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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