El Salvador — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1939–2025 · 81 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 El Salvador was −2.11% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −2.03% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.08 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −2.32% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1939–2025
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Latest observations
2009–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.11 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -2.03 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -0.56 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -2.44 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -2.91 % of GDP |
12 earlier values, back to 2009
| 2020 | -10.2 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -1.08 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -0.99 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -0.63 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -0.33 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -1.26 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -1.81 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -1.54 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -0.9 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -2.41 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -3.11 % of GDP |
| 2009 | -5.93 % of GDP |