Government gross debt in Bolivia

International Monetary Fund · Annual · Importance

IMF forecast (WEO): 2026: 102.7%

102.7 (2026) ANUAL · % of GDP · Annual · CSV

Period	% of GDP
Jan 2026	102.7
Jan 2025	84.8
Jan 2024	83.2
Jan 2023	78.3
Jan 2022	69.2
Jan 2021	68.7
Jan 2020	67.5
Jan 2019	48.9
Jan 2018	44.2
Jan 2017	41.9
Jan 2016	38.2
Jan 2015	34.0
Jan 2014	31.8
Jan 2013	31.0
Jan 2012	30.7
Jan 2011	30.5
Jan 2010	32.8
Jan 2009	34.1
Jan 2008	32.4
Jan 2007	35.5
Jan 2006	48.6
Jan 2005	73.2
Jan 2004	80.6
Jan 2003	85.5
Jan 2002	77.2
Jan 2001	74.4
Jan 2000	66.5

About this indicator

Source

International Monetary Fund

Frequency

Annual

Release

Published annually (with quarterly advance estimates in some economies), subject to revision with the national accounts.

What it is

Bolivia's government debt is the total of the domestic and external liabilities owed by general government to its creditors. It is reported in absolute terms and, above all, as a percentage of GDP to gauge sustainability.

How it's calculated

Compiled by adding the public sector's domestic and external debt (securities, loans and deposits), from Ministry of Economy and Central Bank of Bolivia figures. Comparable series are usually taken from the IMF. The debt-to-GDP ratio relates the stock to nominal GDP.

Market implications

A high or rising debt level bears on the sustainability of the public finances and, in Bolivia, is tracked alongside foreign reserves and the strain on the pegged exchange rate. It is watched by markets, the IMF and rating agencies.

Limitations

It is a low-frequency figure revised with the national accounts. The ratio depends on both the debt stock and nominal GDP, so it can move without any change in borrowing; foreign-currency external debt and public guarantees add risk the headline may not show.