It was estimated that the external debt interest paid by Latin American and Caribbean countries amounted to 94.4 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. This would represent almost 1.49 percent of the region's total GDP. Overall, the amount paid due to foreign debt interests in Latin America and the Caribbean increased throughout the period under study, except for a considerable fall registered in 2020 and 2021.
External debt interest paid by Latin American and Caribbean countries from 2010 to 2024
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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IMF. (April 15, 2023). External debt interest paid by Latin American and Caribbean countries from 2010 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067647/external-debt-interest-latin-america-caribbean/
IMF. "External debt interest paid by Latin American and Caribbean countries from 2010 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) ." Chart. April 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067647/external-debt-interest-latin-america-caribbean/
IMF. (2023). External debt interest paid by Latin American and Caribbean countries from 2010 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067647/external-debt-interest-latin-america-caribbean/
IMF. "External Debt Interest Paid by Latin American and Caribbean Countries from 2010 to 2024 (in Billion U.S. Dollars) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067647/external-debt-interest-latin-america-caribbean/
IMF, External debt interest paid by Latin American and Caribbean countries from 2010 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067647/external-debt-interest-latin-america-caribbean/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
External debt interest paid by Latin American and Caribbean countries from 2010 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], IMF, April 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067647/external-debt-interest-latin-america-caribbean/