Uruguay — General government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2030 · 60 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.

Uruguay's general government deficit reading was −3.29% of GDP in 2025. The period change from −3.22% of GDP in 2024 was −0.08 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2019–2030

PeriodValue
2030-2.15 % of GDP
2029-2.16 % of GDP
2028-2.73 % of GDP
2027-3.24 % of GDP
2026-3.84 % of GDP
7 earlier values, back to 2019
2025-3.29 % of GDP
2024-3.22 % of GDP
2023-3.13 % of GDP
2022-2.52 % of GDP
2021-2.61 % of GDP
2020-4.64 % of GDP
2019-2.71 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.