Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in South America
South America: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -30.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in South America, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
South America recorded -30.0% for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in South America peaked at -26.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -32.5%, in 2020.
That places South America 20th out of 27 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -26.2% | — |
| 2011 | -26.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | -26.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | -27.5% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | -27.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | -30.1% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | -30.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | -29.1% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | -29.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | -28.6% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | -32.5% | +13.4% |
| 2021 | -28.8% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | -29.5% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | -30.0% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -28.1% | -30.2% | -26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -30.2% | -32.5% | -28.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
More economy & growth data for South America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 9.17 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 4.35 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 753,486 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 9,997 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 9,035 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.93 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 2.44 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 1.83 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ -0.3025 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 17.35 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in South America?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in South America was -30.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was -26.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.5% in 2020.
- How does South America rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- South America ranks 20th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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