El Salvador — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1939–2030 · 86 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.

El Salvador's combined government deficit reading was −2.76% of GDP in 2025. The period change from −4.55% of GDP in 2024 was +1.79 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −3.98% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2013–2030

PeriodValue
2030-1.6 % of GDP
2029-1.91 % of GDP
2028-2.14 % of GDP
2027-1.68 % of GDP
2026-1.98 % of GDP
13 earlier values, back to 2013
2025-2.76 % of GDP
2024-4.55 % of GDP
2023-4.69 % of GDP
2022-2.68 % of GDP
2021-5.53 % of GDP
2020-8.18 % of GDP
2019-3.07 % of GDP
2018-2.71 % of GDP
2017-2.53 % of GDP
2016-3.1 % of GDP
2015-3.63 % of GDP
2014-4.02 % of GDP
2013-4.46 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.