Argentina — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1865–2030 · 166 observations

About this series

The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The latest combined government deficit reading for Argentina was 0.39% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 0.46% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.07 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −4.46% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2000–2030

PeriodValue
20300.79 % of GDP
20290.9 % of GDP
20280.94 % of GDP
20270.8 % of GDP
20260.34 % of GDP
15 earlier values
20250.39 % of GDP
20240.46 % of GDP
2023-5.33 % of GDP
2022-3.84 % of GDP
2021-4.33 % of GDP
2020-8.67 % of GDP
2019-4.45 % of GDP
2018-5.44 % of GDP
2017-6.69 % of GDP
2016-6.66 % of GDP
2015-6 % of GDP
2014-4.25 % of GDP
2013-3.25 % of GDP
2012-3.02 % of GDP
2011-2.75 % of GDP

Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.