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Sudan: Government deficit (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1955–2023 · 69 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govdef_GDP

2023
−3.60%percent of GDP
Change on 2022
−1.5 pointsfrom −2.15%
Average, 2014–2023
−2.42%10 years
Record high and low
2.96% (1959)low −26.5% (1991)

Government deficit (% of GDP)

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-30%-25%-20%-15%-10%-5%0%5%19601970198019902000201020202030SudanSudan
ForecastPercent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
2031-2.70Forecast
2030-3.11Forecast
2029-3.70Forecast
2028-4.10Forecast
2027-5.00Forecast
2026-4.37Forecast
2025-3.10Forecast
2024-3.46Forecast
2023-3.60
2022-2.15
2021-0.287
2020-6.04
2019-3.45
2018-3.22
2017-1.54
2016-1.80
2015-1.25
2014-0.892

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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