Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced on Friday that 2025 closed with a primary fiscal surplus of AR$11.7 trillion, equivalent to 1.4% of GDP, while the overall financial balance showed a surplus of AR$1.45 trillion, or 0.2% of GDP.

Caputo said that this marked “the first time since 2008 that two consecutive years of cash-based financial surplus have been achieved.” 

“The year 2025 ended with a primary surplus of 11.76 trillion pesos and a financial surplus of 1.45 trillion pesos, equivalent to approximately 1.4% and 0.2% of GDP, respectively,” Caputo said on the social network X.

SEGUNDO AÑO CONSECUTIVO DE SUPERÁVIT FISCAL PRIMARIO Y FINANCIERO

✅ El año 2025 culminó con un superávit primario de $11.769.219 millones y un superávit financiero de $1.453.819 millones, equivalentes aproximadamente a 1,4% y 0,2% del PIB, respectivamente.

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He noted that for the month of December, the national public sector had posted a primary deficit of AR$2.87 trillion and a financial deficit of AR$3.29 trillion, “in line with the seasonality........

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