Nicaragua — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1960–2030 · 70 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 combined government deficit reading for Nicaragua was 2.05% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 2.48% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.43 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2017–2030

PeriodValue
20301.96 % of GDP
20291.93 % of GDP
20281.95 % of GDP
20271.98 % of GDP
20262.15 % of GDP
9 earlier values, back to 2017
20252.05 % of GDP
20242.48 % of GDP
20232.31 % of GDP
20220.65 % of GDP
2021-1.26 % of GDP
2020-2.57 % of GDP
2019-1.12 % of GDP
2018-4.35 % of GDP
2017-1.75 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.