Panama — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1953–2030 · 72 observations
About this series
The general 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.
Panama's general government deficit reading was −3.99% of GDP in 2025. The period change from −7.41% of GDP in 2024 was +3.43 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −4.55% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1953–2030
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Latest observations
2016–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | -1.5 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -1.99 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -2.49 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -2.99 % of GDP |
| 2026 | -3.49 % of GDP |
10 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2025 | -3.99 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -7.41 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -3.9 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -3.98 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -6.48 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -10.2 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -2.89 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -2.88 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -1.92 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -1.89 % of GDP |