Ghana: Government deficit (% of GDP)
Percent of GDP · 1950–2024 · 74 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govdef_GDP
- 2024
- −6.23%percent of GDP
- Change on 2023
- −2.9 pointsfrom −3.37%
- Average, 2015–2024
- −7.99%10 years
- Record high and low
- 14.0% (1954)low −17.4% (2020)
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Percent of GDP
| Year | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | -2.17 | Forecast |
| 2030 | -2.23 | Forecast |
| 2029 | -1.83 | Forecast |
| 2028 | -1.67 | Forecast |
| 2027 | -1.83 | Forecast |
| 2026 | -2.26 | Forecast |
| 2025 | -1.35 | Forecast |
| 2024 | -6.23 | |
| 2023 | -3.37 | |
| 2022 | -11.8 | |
| 2021 | -12.0 | |
| 2020 | -17.4 | |
| 2019 | -7.52 | |
| 2018 | -6.79 | |
| 2017 | -3.97 | |
| 2016 | -6.75 | |
| 2015 | -4.01 |
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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