Chile — Central government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1940–2024 · 75 observations

About this series

The central 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.

In Chile, the central government deficit reading was −2.78% of GDP in 2024, compared with −2.39% of GDP in 2023. The period change was −0.39 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −3.1% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2010–2024

PeriodValue
2024-2.78 % of GDP
2023-2.39 % of GDP
20221.13 % of GDP
2021-7.72 % of GDP
2020-7.22 % of GDP
10 earlier values, back to 2010
2019-2.85 % of GDP
2018-1.73 % of GDP
2017-2.56 % of GDP
2016-2.73 % of GDP
2015-2.15 % of GDP
2014-1.56 % of GDP
2013-0.61 % of GDP
20120.54 % of GDP
20111.29 % of GDP
2010-0.42 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.