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Timor-Leste: Government deficit (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 2001–2024 · 24 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govdef_GDP

2024
−47.0%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−12.3 pointsfrom −34.7%
Average, 2015–2024
−32.5%10 years
Record high and low
41.0% (2006)low −55.7% (2016)

Government deficit (% of GDP)

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-60%-40%-20%0%20%40%60%200520102015202020252030Timor-LesteTimor-Leste
ForecastPercent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
2031-51.7Forecast
2030-51.5Forecast
2029-51.3Forecast
2028-51.0Forecast
2027-50.6Forecast
2026-51.6Forecast
2025-48.0Forecast
2024-47.0
2023-34.7
2022-29.5
2021-20.1
2020-18.9
2019-25.4
2018-26.9
2017-33.8
2016-55.7
2015-33.2

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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