Panama — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1946–2025 · 63 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.

The latest central government deficit reading for Panama was −4.90B LCU in 2025. The previous reading was −6.86B LCU in 2024; the period change was +1.96B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −5.42% in 2025.

-8.00B-6.00B-4.00B-2.00B02.00B1946201020152025LCUSubscribe to view

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  • Annual data, 1946–2025
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Latest observations

2010–2025

PeriodValue
2025-4.90B LCU
2024-6.86B LCU
2023-3.52B LCU
2022-3.14B LCU
2021-4.79B LCU
8 earlier values, back to 2010
2020-4.44B LCU
2019-3.20B LCU
2015485.18K LCU
20141.18M LCU
20134.89K LCU
2012-1.14B LCU
20113.12M LCU
2010201.08K LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.