Dealing with Debt: Less Risk for More Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean

Andrew Powell and Oscar Valencia ()

No 12664 in IDB Publications (Books) from Inter-American Development Bank

Abstract: Debt has risen around the world, and Latin America and the Caribbean is no exception. Total debt has grown to US$5.8 trillion, or 117 percent of GDP, for the region and as much as 140 percent of GDP for its five largest economies. Public debt soared to over 70 percent of GDP during the pandemic, and corporates issued substantial amounts to survive the crisis. While the spending that led to this debt helped the region weather the pandemic, it is now weighing down the economy. This book examines the rise in debt in Latin America and the Caribbean and offers recommendations to policymakers to ensure debt is used wisely, avoid the harmful impacts, manage high debt levels well, and bring down debt where it is too high. It is hoped that the analyses and policy suggestions in this volume contribute to successfully confronting the challenges, lowering risk, boosting growth, and improving living standards across the region and beyond.

JEL-codes: E44 E61 E62 F34 H62 H63 H68 H81 H87 O43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
ISBN: 9781597825306
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DOI: 10.18235/0004707

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