Panama — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1946–2030 · 85 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.

For Panama, the combined government deficit reading stood at −3.99% of GDP in 2025. Against −7.41% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +3.43 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −4.55% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2014–2030

PeriodValue
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
12 earlier values, back to 2014
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
2015-2.3 % of GDP
2014-3.21 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.