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Government debt in Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico's government debt is 17.60 % — #6 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

17.60%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.2 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Puerto Rico over time

54.50 %35.55 %16.60 %54.50 % · 201416.60 % · 20232006: 33.40 %2007: 36.90 %2008: 40.80 %2009: 46.50 %2010: 48.30 %2011: 50.00 %2012: 53.70 %2013: 52.30 %2014: 54.50 %2015: 52.70 %2016: 49.90 %2017: 51.20 %2018: 52.40 %2019: 48.80 %2020: 50.20 %2021: 48.90 %2022: 16.70 %2023: 16.60 %2024: 16.80 %2025: 17.60 %20062016202517.60 %
20 official observations, 2006 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#6 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
95 %
119 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 0.80 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
36.90 pp
peak 54.50 % in 2014
Full series
▼ 15.80 pp
since 2006

In Americas: #2 of 26vs median 54.70 %: −37.10 pp (better)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Puerto Rico: ahead of 95 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtPuerto Rico 17.60 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Puerto Rico is ahead of 95 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Puerto Rico
4 Kuwait14.60 %−3.00 pp
5 Russia16.60 %−1.00 pp
6 Puerto Rico17.60 %—
7 Tajikistan18.60 %+1.00 pp
8 Azerbaijan20.10 %+2.50 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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