El Salvador — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2031 · 43 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.
For El Salvador, the general government deficit reading stood at −2.82% of GDP in 2025. Against −4.55% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +1.73 percentage points.
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Latest observations
2022–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -1.44 % of GDP |
| 2030 | -1.83 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -2.01 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -2.26 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -1.93 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2022
| 2026 | -1.99 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -2.82 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -4.55 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -4.69 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -2.68 % of GDP |