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Government Debt in South America: the IMF's Outlook
General government gross debt, % of GDP, history and the IMF's projection
2 of 6 series are above their level a year earlier·2 of 6 are at a five-year low
Palanor forecasts are off on this chart because it already shows the IMF's own forecast (dashed). We don't draw our forecast over a published one.
Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where the data set a record or moved most.
Dashed: IMF forecast · Oct 2026, the source's own projection, not Palanor's. The latest reading, its standing and the change above read actual data only.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, newest edition (named in the source line). General government: central, state and local government and social security funds; coverage of state enterprises differs by country. Dashed: the IMF's projection in that edition; the IMF publishes no debt projection for Ecuador.
Public debt across South America's largest economies since 2000 and the path the IMF projects.
What this chart reads·11 series
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- Brazil · General Government Gross Debt (IMF)as “Brazil”latest 2025-12-31
- Brazil · General Government Gross Debt, IMF Projectionas “Brazil, IMF projection”latest 2025-12-31
- Argentina · General Government Gross Debt (IMF)as “Argentina”latest 2025-12-31
- Argentina · General Government Gross Debt, IMF Projectionas “Argentina, IMF projection”latest 2025-12-31
- Colombia · General Government Gross Debt (IMF)as “Colombia”latest 2025-12-31
- Colombia · General Government Gross Debt, IMF Projectionas “Colombia, IMF projection”latest 2025-12-31
- Chile · General Government Gross Debt (IMF)as “Chile”latest 2025-12-31
- Chile · General Government Gross Debt, IMF Projectionas “Chile, IMF projection”latest 2025-12-31
- Peru · General Government Gross Debt (IMF)as “Peru”latest 2025-12-31
- Peru · General Government Gross Debt, IMF Projectionas “Peru, IMF projection”latest 2025-12-31
- Ecuador · General Government Gross Debt (IMF)as “Ecuador”latest 2025-12-31
Sources·11 sources
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Brazil · General Government Gross Debt (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Brazil · General Government Gross Debt, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Argentina · General Government Gross Debt (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Argentina · General Government Gross Debt, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Colombia · General Government Gross Debt (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Colombia · General Government Gross Debt, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Chile · General Government Gross Debt (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Chile · General Government Gross Debt, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Peru · General Government Gross Debt (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Peru · General Government Gross Debt, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Ecuador · General Government Gross Debt (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
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