Domestic Public Debt

Domestic Public Debt refers to the outstanding stock of public debt contracted by the central government with resident creditors. It includes loans, bonds, and other financial obligations held by domestic financial institutions, companies, or individuals, and reflects the government's reliance on domestic financing and the capacity of local markets to absorb public debt. This fiscal indicator is part of the Latin Macro Watch (LMW) dataset published by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on data.iadb.org, with figures reported across government levels (central government, general government, and the non-financial public sector, where available).

Coverage

Data are available for 21 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean at annual, monthly, and quarterly frequency, covering 1990 to 2026. Values can be viewed in millions of domestic currency, millions of USD, as a share of GDP, year-to-date, constant prices (CPI-deflated), and on a fiscal-year (Q4–Q3) basis — each available end-of-period and average-of-period — with derived transformations including MoM %, QoQ %, YoY %, and 3-, 6-, and 12-month moving averages (MA3, MA6, MA12).

Sources

Figures are compiled from official national authorities, including the Tesouro Nacional do Brasil, Ministerio de Hacienda de Mexico, Ministerio de Economía de Argentina, Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas de Perú, and Ministerio de Hacienda de Costa Rica, then harmonized by the IDB for cross-country comparability.

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Format	CSV
Language	en
Country	Argentina Bahamas Trinidad & Tobago Belize Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia El Salvador Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Panama Uruguay Venezuela Barbados Paraguay Peru Suriname
Data notes	What does the Domestic Public Debt indicator measure? It measures the outstanding stock of public debt contracted by the government with resident creditors, including loans, bonds, and other obligations held by domestic financial institutions, companies, or individuals. How many countries and which frequencies and period are covered? The indicator covers 21 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean at annual, monthly, and quarterly frequency, spanning 1990 to 2026. What units and transformations are available? Values are available in millions of domestic currency, millions of USD, as a share of GDP, year-to-date, constant prices (CPI-deflated), and on a fiscal-year basis, each end-of-period and average-of-period, with MoM %, QoQ %, YoY %, and MA3/MA6/MA12 moving averages. Where does the data come from? Data are compiled from official national authorities such as the Tesouro Nacional do Brasil, Ministerio de Hacienda de Mexico, Ministerio de Economía de Argentina, Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas de Perú, and Ministerio de Hacienda de Costa Rica, then harmonized by the IDB. At which government levels is the data reported? Figures are reported across government levels — central government, general government, and the non-financial public sector — where available, so the debt perimeter can differ by country and level. What are typical uses of this indicator? Analysts and policymakers use it to assess debt sustainability, the composition of public financing between domestic and external sources, and the depth of local debt markets across Latin American and Caribbean economies. How do I cite this indicator? Cite as: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Latin Macro Watch — "Domestic Public Debt". data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.