Gambia: Government deficit (% of GDP)
Percent of GDP · 1980–2023 · 44 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govdef_GDP
- 2023
- −3.56%percent of GDP
- Change on 2022
- +2.2 pointsfrom −5.72%
- Average, 2014–2023
- −4.30%10 years
- Record high and low
- 2.05% (1988)low −23.0% (1980)
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Percent of GDP
| Year | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | -0.498 | Forecast |
| 2030 | -0.465 | Forecast |
| 2029 | -0.543 | Forecast |
| 2028 | -0.608 | Forecast |
| 2027 | -0.427 | Forecast |
| 2026 | -0.992 | Forecast |
| 2025 | -2.95 | Forecast |
| 2024 | -4.00 | Forecast |
| 2023 | -3.56 | |
| 2022 | -5.72 | |
| 2021 | -4.77 | |
| 2020 | -2.37 | |
| 2019 | -2.75 | |
| 2018 | -3.92 | |
| 2017 | -4.35 | |
| 2016 | -6.22 | |
| 2015 | -5.38 | |
| 2014 | -3.94 |
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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