🇵🇷 Puerto Rico National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Puerto Rico government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $24.0 billion, growing at $47 per second based on IMF projections. Debt-to-GDP: 18%. Per-citizen share: $7,537.
Among the 194 governments tracked here, Puerto Rico ranks 178th by debt-to-GDP, 100th by total debt and 76th by debt per person.
Puerto Rico's Debt Trajectory (2015–2025)
Puerto Rico's ratio has declined from its high for the period of 53% (2015) to roughly 18% at end-2025. A sharp one-year swing in this ratio can reflect a collapse in GDP or the currency as much as new borrowing. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government gross debt.
Puerto Rico Net Debt and Interest
The IMF publishes no net debt figure for Puerto Rico, so only the gross figure can be shown. The IMF's figures put Puerto Rico's net interest bill at about 0.8% of GDP in 2025, about $1.0 billion, or 3.5% of government revenue. That is 124th of the 177 governments ranked by interest as a share of revenue.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government, 2025, mostly IMF estimates. Net debt leaves out equity holdings, and what counts as an asset varies by country. Net interest is the primary balance minus the overall balance. A government in default or arrears can show a low figure that understates what it owes. Data · method.
About Puerto Rico's National Debt
Puerto Rico, a US territory, went through the largest municipal debt restructuring in US history. Unable to pay its creditors, it entered court-supervised proceedings in 2017 under PROMESA, the 2016 federal law that also created a fiscal oversight board. A plan of adjustment that took effect in 2022 cut the central government's debt, which is why the IMF ratio fell from about 49% of GDP in 2021 to about 17% in 2022. The debt of its electric utility, PREPA, is still being restructured in court.
Puerto Rico's debt-to-GDP ratio of 18% is low by international standards: higher than 8% of the 194 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Puerto Rico ranks 100th of the 194 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $47 per second, Puerto Rico adds about $4 million to its government debt every day — roughly $1.5 billion per year. Each of Puerto Rico's 3 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $7,537. That is below the world average of roughly $14,700 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Puerto Rico National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Puerto Rico's national debt right now?
Puerto Rico's national debt is approximately $24.0 billion as of November 8, 2026, growing at $47 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 18% and each citizen's share is about $7,537.
How fast is Puerto Rico's debt growing?
Puerto Rico's government debt is growing at approximately $47 per second — about $4 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Puerto Rico's debt per capita?
Each of Puerto Rico's 3 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $7,537 of the national debt.
What is Puerto Rico's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Puerto Rico's debt-to-GDP ratio is 18%. That is higher than 8% of the 194 governments tracked here.
How much interest does Puerto Rico pay on its debt?
The IMF's figures put Puerto Rico's net interest bill at about 0.8% of GDP in 2025, about $1.0 billion, or 3.5% of government revenue.
Why is Puerto Rico's government debt at this level?
Puerto Rico, a US territory, went through the largest municipal debt restructuring in US history. Unable to pay its creditors, it entered court-supervised proceedings in 2017 under PROMESA, the 2016 federal law that also created a fiscal oversight board. A plan of adjustment that took effect in 2022 cut the central government's debt, which is why the IMF ratio fell from about 49% of GDP in 2021 to about 17% in 2022. The debt of its electric utility, PREPA, is still being restructured in court.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 22,728,000,000 + 47 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
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