Argentina posts primary fiscal surplus of 0.5% of GDP in the first four months of 2026 - Buenos Aires Herald

Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced on Monday that, in April, Argentina posted a primary surplus of AR$632 billion (around US$452 million at the official exchange rate) and a financial surplus of AR$268 billion (US$191 million). The minister also added the accumulated fiscal surplus for the first four months of 2026.

“In the first four months of the year, the [country] accumulated a primary surplus of approximately 0.5% of GDP and a financial surplus of approximately 0.2% of GDP,” Caputo wrote on X.

Importante 2👇:En abril el Sector Público Nacional volvió a registrar superávit financiero✅ El Sector Público Nacional (SPN) registró en abril un superávit primario de $632.844 millones y un superávit financiero de $268.103 millones. En el mes el pago de intereses de deuda…— totocaputo (@LuisCaputoAR) May 18, 2026

Public debt interest payments excluding intra-public sector obligations totaled AR$364,741 billion (US$260 million).

Caputo went on to say that fiscal surplus is “consistent with strict management of public spending, which ensures order in public accounts while resources continue to be returned to the private sector through tax cuts.”