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Uganda: Government deficit (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1954–2024 · 71 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govdef_GDP

2024
−3.93%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
+0.9 pointsfrom −4.87%
Average, 2015–2024
−4.67%10 years
Record high and low
1.32% (1954)low −13.4% (1984)

Government deficit (% of GDP)

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-14%-12%-10%-8%-6%-4%-2%0%2%19601970198019902000201020202030UgandaUganda
ForecastPercent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
2031-4.64Forecast
2030-4.55Forecast
2029-5.15Forecast
2028-4.56Forecast
2027-4.92Forecast
2026-5.92Forecast
2025-7.13Forecast
2024-3.93
2023-4.87
2022-5.44
2021-7.76
2020-7.76
2019-4.82
2018-3.02
2017-3.83
2016-2.64
2015-2.59

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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