Uruguay — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1930–2024 · 82 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.
For Uruguay, the central government deficit reading stood at −3.34% of GDP in 2024. Against −2.66% of GDP in 2023, the period change was −0.68 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −3.49% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2008–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -3.34 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -2.66 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -3.25 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -4.16 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -5.83 % of GDP |
12 earlier values, back to 2008
| 2019 | -3.9 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -3.05 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -2.75 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -3.36 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -2.57 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -2.15 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -1.39 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -1.77 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -0.53 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -0.79 % of GDP |
| 2009 | -1.35 % of GDP |
| 2008 | -0.89 % of GDP |