Vanuatu: Central government deficit (% of GDP)

Name: Vanuatu: Central government deficit (% of GDP)
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Percent of GDP · 1981–1999 · 15 observations · cgovdef_GDP

1999: −0.734%percent of GDP
Change on 1998: +5.7 pointsfrom −6.48%
Average, 1990–1999: −3.08%6 years
Record high and low: 6.66% (1981)low −7.47% (1989)

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Year	Value
1999	-0.734
1998	-6.48
1997	-0.519
1996	-1.55
1995	-1.90
1990	-7.29
1989	-7.47
1988	-3.51
1987	3.51
1986	-5.98

Sources

IMF Government Finance Statistics1981–1999
World Development Indicators1990–1999

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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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