Puerto Rico

Government debt in Puerto Rico

Government debt in Puerto Rico: 33.5% of GDP in 2006 and 16.6% of GDP in 2023, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2023
16.6% of GDP
Since 2006
−16.9 percentage points
Projected, 2031
17.7% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in Puerto RicoGovernment debt in Puerto Rico: 33.5% of GDP in 2006 and 16.6% of GDP in 2023, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 17.7% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 17.7% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 54.6% of GDP in 2014, the lowest 16.6% of GDP in 2023.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearPuerto Rico
202316.6
202216.7
202148.9
202050.2
201948.8
201852.5
201751.2
201649.9
201552.7
201454.6
201352.3
201253.7
201150
201048.3
200946.5
200840.8
200736.9
200633.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2024–2031
YearPuerto Rico
202416.8
202517.6
202618.2
202718.5
202818.6
202918.3
203018
203117.7

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.

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