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Chile: Government deficit (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1940–2024 · 85 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govdef_GDP

2024
−2.82%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−0.5 pointsfrom −2.27%
Average, 2015–2024
−2.99%10 years
Record high and low
7.95% (2007)low −12.1% (1972)

Government deficit (% of GDP)

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-15%-10%-5%0%5%10%19401960198020002020ChileChile
ForecastPercent of GDP

Compare with other countries →Definition of Government deficit (% of GDP)

Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
2031-2.00Forecast
2030-2.04Forecast
2029-1.99Forecast
2028-1.78Forecast
2027-1.88Forecast
2026-2.47Forecast
2025-2.78Forecast
2024-2.82
2023-2.27
20221.36
2021-7.53
2020-7.10
2019-2.73
2018-1.48
2017-2.63
2016-2.66
2015-2.09

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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