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Singapore: Central government deficit (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1963–2024 · 49 observations · cgovdef_GDP

2024
3.60%percent of GDP
Record high and low
20.4% (1994)low −3.22% (1987)

Central government deficit (% of GDP)

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-5%0%5%10%15%20%25%197019801990200020102020SingaporeSingapore, 2024: 3.60%Singapore
Percent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
20243.60
20105.65
2009-0.537
20087.63
200711.1
20066.15
20056.37
20043.86
20032.92
20024.56

Sources

  • Mitchell1963–2010
  • IMF Government Finance Statistics1972–2024
  • World Development Indicators1972–2024

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Singapore 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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