Nicaragua — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1960–2025 · 65 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.
The central government deficit reading for Nicaragua was 3.53% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 2.33% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +1.2 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 0.52% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2013–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.53 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 2.33 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 2.66 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 1.3 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -0.73 % of GDP |
8 earlier values, back to 2013
| 2020 | -1.05 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 0.26 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -1.94 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -0.59 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -0.59 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -0.58 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -0.28 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 0.07 % of GDP |