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Economy · East Africa

Eritrea Budget Balance

2.7%as of 2019-48.1% vs 2018

General government net lending (surplus) or borrowing (deficit) as a percentage of GDP. Source: IMF MACRO FINANCIAL. Retrieved June 29, 2026.

Trend

20002019 · IMF

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodBudget Balance
20192.7%
20185.2%
2017-5.7%
2016-1.4%
2015-2.8%
2014-0.1%
2013-7.6%
2012-5.2%
2011-5.5%
2010-16.5%
2009-22.2%
2008-38%

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GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=ER&metric_key=fiscal_balance_pct_gdp" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Budget Balance across Africa

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CountryBudget BalancePeriod
Nigeria-4.4%2026
Kenya-6.4%2026
South Africa-4.9%2026
Egypt-12.1%2026
Ghana-2.3%2026
Ethiopia-1.8%2026

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