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Vanuatu: Government deficit (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1981–2024 · 44 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govdef_GDP

2024
−2.46%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−1.7 pointsfrom −0.779%
Average, 2015–2024
−1.07%10 years
Record high and low
6.66% (1981)low −8.13% (2015)

Government deficit (% of GDP)

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-10%-8%-6%-4%-2%0%2%4%6%8%19902000201020202030VanuatuVanuatu
ForecastPercent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
2031-3.76Forecast
2030-3.71Forecast
2029-3.82Forecast
2028-3.88Forecast
2027-3.97Forecast
2026-4.20Forecast
2025-3.88Forecast
2024-2.46
2023-0.779
2022-5.96
20212.07
2020-1.74
20192.48
20185.53
2017-1.06
2016-0.638
2015-8.13

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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