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Samoa: Central government deficit (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 2012–2023 · 12 observations · cgovdef_GDP

2023
4.32%percent of GDP
Change on 2022
−1.8 pointsfrom 6.12%
Average, 2014–2023
1.69%10 years
Record high and low
6.82% (2020)low −8.36% (2012)

Central government deficit (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
20234.32
20226.12
20211.14
20206.82
20193.57
20180.336
20172.92
20160.344
2015-3.87
2014-4.82

Sources

  • IMF Government Finance Statistics2012–2023
  • World Development Indicators2012–2023

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Samoa documentation (PDF)

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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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