Uruguay — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1930–2030 · 96 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.

The latest combined government deficit reading for Uruguay was −3.29% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −3.22% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.08 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −2.92% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2011–2030

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
15 earlier values, back to 2011
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
2018-1.89 % of GDP
2017-2.51 % of GDP
2016-2.68 % of GDP
2015-1.86 % of GDP
2014-2.6 % of GDP
2013-1.72 % of GDP
2012-2.17 % of GDP
2011-0.33 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.