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Sierra Leone: Government deficit (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1963–2024 · 61 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govdef_GDP

2024
−5.16%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−0.2 pointsfrom −4.99%
Average, 2015–2024
−4.33%10 years
Record high and low
12.6% (2007)low −12.1% (1990)

Government deficit (% of GDP)

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-15%-10%-5%0%5%10%15%1970198019902000201020202030Sierra LeoneSierra Leone
ForecastPercent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
2031-0.104Forecast
2030-0.433Forecast
2029-0.68Forecast
2028-0.203Forecast
2027-0.238Forecast
2026-2.19Forecast
2025-4.20Forecast
2024-5.16
2023-4.99
2022-5.93
2021-4.35
2020-3.50
2019-1.95
2018-3.57
2017-5.61
2016-5.41
2015-2.86

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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