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Gabon: Government deficit (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1956–2024 · 55 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govdef_GDP

2024
−3.30%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−5.1 pointsfrom 1.79%
Average, 2015–2024
−1.21%10 years
Record high and low
11.1% (2000)low −20.9% (1976)

Government deficit (% of GDP)

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-25%-20%-15%-10%-5%0%5%10%15%19601970198019902000201020202030GabonGabon
ForecastPercent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
2031-11.8Forecast
2030-11.1Forecast
2029-10.5Forecast
2028-12.0Forecast
2027-11.2Forecast
2026-9.97Forecast
2025-8.47Forecast
2024-3.30
20231.79
2022-0.89
2021-1.93
2020-2.19
20192.13
2018-0.212
2017-1.70
2016-4.71
2015-1.12

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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