As of the last quarter of 2021, Brazil was the country with the largest gross public debt among the Latin American and Caribbean nations shown in this graph. At that point in time, the gross public debt held by Brazil amounted to nearly 1.25 trillion U.S. dollars, whereas in Mexico the government's debt was estimated at almost 550 billion U.S. dollars.
Gross public debt of selected Latin American and Caribbean countries as of 2021
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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World Bank. (April 29, 2022). Gross public debt of selected Latin American and Caribbean countries as of 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/796708/gross-government-debt-latin-america-country/
World Bank. "Gross public debt of selected Latin American and Caribbean countries as of 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/796708/gross-government-debt-latin-america-country/
World Bank. (2022). Gross public debt of selected Latin American and Caribbean countries as of 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/796708/gross-government-debt-latin-america-country/
World Bank. "Gross Public Debt of Selected Latin American and Caribbean Countries as of 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/796708/gross-government-debt-latin-america-country/
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