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It reflects reliance on external financing and exposure to international financial conditions.\n\n### Which government levels are covered?\n\nWhere available, the indicator is reported for the central government, the general government and the non-financial public sector, so coverage of public-sector perimeters can vary by country.\n\n### How many countries and which time period are covered?\n\nThe indicator covers 22 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean, spanning 1990 to 2026 at annual, monthly and quarterly frequency.\n\n### What units and transformations are available?\n\nValues are provided in millions of USD, as a percentage of GDP, as a percentage of total external debt, year-to-date and on a fiscal-year (Q4\u2013Q3) aggregation, each in period-average and end-of-period variants, with moving averages (MA3, MA6, MA12) and growth rates (MoM %, QoQ %, YoY %).\n\n### Where does the data come from?\n\nThe IDB compiles the series from national finance ministries and authorities, such as Tesouro Nacional do Brasil, Ministerio de Hacienda de Mexico, Ministerio de Econom\u00eda de Argentina and Ministerio de Hacienda y Cr\u00e9dito P\u00fablico de Colombia.\n\n### What is this indicator typically used for?\n\nIt is used in debt-sustainability analysis, sovereign-risk assessment and fiscal monitoring, helping economists and policymakers gauge external vulnerability across Latin American and Caribbean economies.\n\n### How do I cite this indicator?\n\nCite it as: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Latin Macro Watch \u2014 \"External Public Debt.\" data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.", "es": "### \u00bfQu\u00e9 mide la Deuda p\u00fablica externa?\n\nMide el saldo vigente de deuda p\u00fablica que el gobierno debe a acreedores no residentes, incluidos pr\u00e9stamos externos, bonos y otras obligaciones en manos de entidades extranjeras. Refleja la dependencia del financiamiento externo y la exposici\u00f3n a las condiciones financieras internacionales.\n\n### \u00bfQu\u00e9 niveles de gobierno se cubren?\n\nCuando est\u00e1 disponible, el indicador se reporta para el gobierno central, el gobierno general y el sector p\u00fablico no financiero, por lo que la cobertura de los per\u00edmetros del sector p\u00fablico puede variar seg\u00fan el pa\u00eds.\n\n### \u00bfCu\u00e1ntos pa\u00edses y qu\u00e9 per\u00edodo se cubren?\n\nEl indicador cubre 22 pa\u00edses de Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe, entre 1990 y 2026, con frecuencia anual, mensual y trimestral.\n\n### \u00bfQu\u00e9 unidades y transformaciones est\u00e1n disponibles?\n\nLos valores se ofrecen en millones de USD, como porcentaje del PIB, como porcentaje de la deuda externa total, acumulado del a\u00f1o y en agregaci\u00f3n de a\u00f1o fiscal (Q4\u2013Q3), cada uno en variantes de promedio del per\u00edodo y fin del per\u00edodo, con medias m\u00f3viles (MA3, MA6, MA12) y tasas de variaci\u00f3n (MoM %, QoQ %, YoY %).\n\n### \u00bfDe d\u00f3nde provienen los datos?\n\nEl BID compila las series a partir de ministerios de finanzas y autoridades nacionales, como Tesouro Nacional do Brasil, Ministerio de Hacienda de Mexico, Ministerio de Econom\u00eda de Argentina y Ministerio de Hacienda y Cr\u00e9dito P\u00fablico de Colombia.\n\n### \u00bfPara qu\u00e9 se usa habitualmente este indicador?\n\nSe utiliza en el an\u00e1lisis de sostenibilidad de la deuda, la evaluaci\u00f3n del riesgo soberano y el seguimiento fiscal, y ayuda a economistas y responsables de pol\u00edtica a medir la vulnerabilidad externa en las econom\u00edas de Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe.\n\n### \u00bfC\u00f3mo cito este indicador?\n\nC\u00edtelo as\u00ed: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), Latin Macro Watch \u2014 \u00abDeuda p\u00fablica externa\u00bb. data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.", "fr": "### Que mesure la Dette publique ext\u00e9rieure ?\n\nElle mesure l'encours de la dette publique due par l'\u00c9tat \u00e0 des cr\u00e9anciers non-r\u00e9sidents, y compris pr\u00eats ext\u00e9rieurs, obligations et autres engagements d\u00e9tenus par des entit\u00e9s \u00e9trang\u00e8res. Elle refl\u00e8te la d\u00e9pendance au financement ext\u00e9rieur et l'exposition aux conditions financi\u00e8res internationales.\n\n### Quels niveaux d'administration sont couverts ?\n\nLorsque disponible, l'indicateur est d\u00e9clar\u00e9 pour l'administration centrale, l'administration g\u00e9n\u00e9rale et le secteur public non financier ; la couverture des p\u00e9rim\u00e8tres du secteur public peut donc varier selon les pays.\n\n### Combien de pays et quelle p\u00e9riode sont couverts ?\n\nL'indicateur couvre 22 pays d'Am\u00e9rique latine et des Cara\u00efbes, de 1990 \u00e0 2026, \u00e0 une fr\u00e9quence annuelle, mensuelle et trimestrielle.\n\n### Quelles unit\u00e9s et transformations sont disponibles ?\n\nLes valeurs sont fournies en millions d'USD, en pourcentage du PIB, en pourcentage de la dette ext\u00e9rieure totale, en cumul annuel et en agr\u00e9gation d'ann\u00e9e fiscale (Q4\u2013Q3), chacune en variantes de moyenne de p\u00e9riode et de fin de p\u00e9riode, avec des moyennes mobiles (MA3, MA6, MA12) et des taux de variation (MoM %, QoQ %, YoY %).\n\n### D'o\u00f9 proviennent les donn\u00e9es ?\n\nLa BID compile les s\u00e9ries \u00e0 partir de minist\u00e8res des finances et d'autorit\u00e9s nationales, tels que Tesouro Nacional do Brasil, Ministerio de Hacienda de Mexico, Ministerio de Econom\u00eda de Argentina et Ministerio de Hacienda y Cr\u00e9dito P\u00fablico de Colombia.\n\n### \u00c0 quoi sert g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement cet indicateur ?\n\nIl sert \u00e0 l'analyse de la soutenabilit\u00e9 de la dette, \u00e0 l'\u00e9valuation du risque souverain et au suivi budg\u00e9taire, aidant \u00e9conomistes et d\u00e9cideurs \u00e0 mesurer la vuln\u00e9rabilit\u00e9 ext\u00e9rieure des \u00e9conomies d'Am\u00e9rique latine et des Cara\u00efbes.\n\n### Comment citer cet indicateur ?\n\nCitez-le ainsi : Banque interam\u00e9ricaine de d\u00e9veloppement (BID), Latin Macro Watch \u2014 \u00ab Dette publique ext\u00e9rieure \u00bb. data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.", "pt_BR": "### O que a D\u00edvida p\u00fablica externa mede?\n\nMede o estoque em aberto de d\u00edvida p\u00fablica que o governo deve a credores n\u00e3o residentes, incluindo empr\u00e9stimos externos, t\u00edtulos e outras obriga\u00e7\u00f5es detidas por entidades estrangeiras. Reflete a depend\u00eancia de financiamento externo e a exposi\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e0s condi\u00e7\u00f5es financeiras internacionais.\n\n### Quais n\u00edveis de governo s\u00e3o cobertos?\n\nQuando dispon\u00edvel, o indicador \u00e9 reportado para o governo central, o governo geral e o setor p\u00fablico n\u00e3o financeiro, de modo que a cobertura dos per\u00edmetros do setor p\u00fablico pode variar conforme o pa\u00eds.\n\n### Quantos pa\u00edses e qual per\u00edodo s\u00e3o cobertos?\n\nO indicador cobre 22 pa\u00edses da Am\u00e9rica Latina e do Caribe, de 1990 a 2026, em frequ\u00eancia anual, mensal e trimestral.\n\n### Quais unidades e transforma\u00e7\u00f5es est\u00e3o dispon\u00edveis?\n\nOs valores s\u00e3o fornecidos em milh\u00f5es de USD, como porcentagem do PIB, como porcentagem da d\u00edvida externa total, acumulado no ano e em agrega\u00e7\u00e3o de ano fiscal (Q4\u2013Q3), cada um em variantes de m\u00e9dia do per\u00edodo e fim do per\u00edodo, com m\u00e9dias m\u00f3veis (MA3, MA6, MA12) e taxas de varia\u00e7\u00e3o (MoM %, QoQ %, YoY %).\n\n### De onde v\u00eam os dados?\n\nO BID compila as s\u00e9ries a partir de minist\u00e9rios das finan\u00e7as e autoridades nacionais, como Tesouro Nacional do Brasil, Ministerio de Hacienda de Mexico, Ministerio de Econom\u00eda de Argentina e Ministerio de Hacienda y Cr\u00e9dito P\u00fablico de Colombia.\n\n### Para que esse indicador \u00e9 normalmente usado?\n\n\u00c9 usado na an\u00e1lise de sustentabilidade da d\u00edvida, na avalia\u00e7\u00e3o de risco soberano e no monitoramento fiscal, ajudando economistas e formuladores de pol\u00edticas a medir a vulnerabilidade externa nas economias da Am\u00e9rica Latina e do Caribe.\n\n### Como fa\u00e7o para citar este indicador?\n\nCite assim: Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento (BID), Latin Macro Watch \u2014 \"D\u00edvida p\u00fablica externa\". data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset."}, "datastore_active": true, "datastore_contains_all_records_of_source_file": false, "description": "External Public Debt is the outstanding stock of public debt contracted by the government with non-resident creditors, including external loans, bonds and other financial obligations held by foreign entities. 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