Peru — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1942–2025 · 84 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 Peru was −2.88% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −3.87% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.99 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −3.51% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2009–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.88 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -3.87 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -3.51 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -2.2 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -3.49 % of GDP |
12 earlier values, back to 2009
| 2020 | -9.41 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -2.34 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -2.1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -3.42 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -1.89 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -2.81 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -0.51 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 0.78 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 1.67 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 1.15 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 0.38 % of GDP |
| 2009 | -1.38 % of GDP |