In 2023, the interest paid due to external debt services by Latin American and Caribbean countries was estimated to represent 1.49 percent of the region's total gross domestic product (GDP), the lowest share since 2017.
External debt interest as percentage of gross domestic product in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2010 to 2024
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Peru
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Colombia
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Other countries
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IMF. (April 15, 2023). External debt interest as percentage of gross domestic product in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2010 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067608/external-interest-share-gdp-latin-america-caribbean/
IMF. "External debt interest as percentage of gross domestic product in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2010 to 2024." Chart. April 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067608/external-interest-share-gdp-latin-america-caribbean/
IMF. (2023). External debt interest as percentage of gross domestic product in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2010 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067608/external-interest-share-gdp-latin-america-caribbean/
IMF. "External Debt Interest as Percentage of Gross Domestic Product in Latin America and The Caribbean from 2010 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067608/external-interest-share-gdp-latin-america-caribbean/
IMF, External debt interest as percentage of gross domestic product in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2010 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067608/external-interest-share-gdp-latin-america-caribbean/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
External debt interest as percentage of gross domestic product in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2010 to 2024 [Graph], IMF, April 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067608/external-interest-share-gdp-latin-america-caribbean/