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Maldives: Central government deficit (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1990–2009 · 20 observations · cgovdef_GDP

2009
−17.9%percent of GDP
Change on 2008
−8.0 pointsfrom −9.93%
Average, 2000–2009
−6.08%10 years
Record high and low
−1.46% (1997)low −17.9% (2009)

Central government deficit (% of GDP)

Report error
-20%-15%-10%-5%0%1990199520002005MaldivesMaldives
Percent of GDP

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

Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
2009-17.9
2008-9.93
2007-3.15
2006-4.52
2005-7.81
2004-2.26
2003-3.45
2002-3.97
2001-3.97
2000-3.89

Sources

  • IMF Government Finance Statistics1990–2009
  • World Development Indicators1990–2009

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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