Argentina — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1865–2031 · 167 observations
About this series
The general government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The general government deficit reading for Argentina was −0.38% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 0.46% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.84 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −4.53% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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- Annual data, 1865–2031
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 1.28 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 1.14 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 0.82 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 0.28 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 0.37 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 0.45 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -0.38 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 0.46 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -5.33 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -3.84 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -4.33 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -8.67 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -4.44 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -5.44 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -6.69 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -6.65 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -6 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -4.25 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -3.25 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -3.02 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.