Paraguay — Central government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1953–2024 · 56 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 latest central government deficit reading for Paraguay was −2.55% of GDP in 2024. The previous reading was −4.06% of GDP in 2023; the period change was +1.51 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2013–2024

PeriodValue
2024-2.55 % of GDP
2023-4.06 % of GDP
2022-2.86 % of GDP
2021-3.56 % of GDP
2020-6.14 % of GDP
7 earlier values, back to 2013
2019-2.92 % of GDP
2018-1.52 % of GDP
2017-1.06 % of GDP
20160.47 % of GDP
2015-1.29 % of GDP
2014-0.93 % of GDP
2013-1.35 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.