🇧🇴 Bolivia
Public Sector Debt · 2026
Total Debt
98.0%
of GDP
Global Rank
#28
of 192
S&P Rating
B
Credit rating
SOE Debt
+4.3%
2 categories
5yr Change
-30pp
improving
Where the Debt Sits
Central Government
Central Government: 93.7%Energy SOEs: 2.3%Public Corps: 2.0%
Full Debt Breakdown
Central Government93.7% of GDP
Central GovernmentIMF WEO — General Government Debt
93.7%Energy SOEs2.3% of GDP
ENDE (Empresa Nacional de Electricidad)IMF Bolivia Article IV 2024→State electricity holding company. SOE operating balance averaged ~1% GDP (2013-23), surged to 4.3% in 2024 with gold SOE.
1.5%YPFB (Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos)Los Tiempos / Urgente Bolivia 2024; NRGI NOC Profile→Debt to companies ~$330M (royalties $249M + fuel suppliers $38M + services $43M). Low leverage per NRGI. Bolivia now net fuel importer.
0.8%Public Corporations2.0% of GDP
Other SOEs (Comibol, BOA, state bank)IMF Bolivia Article IV 2024→Includes Comibol (mining), BOA (Boliviana de Aviación), new gold-buying SOE. SOE operating balance averaged ~1% GDP 2013-23.
2.0%Total Corporate Debt46.3% of GDP
NF corporate debt (est.)WB WDI 2019
46.3%Household Debt24.9% of GDP
Household debt (est.)WB WDI 2019
24.9%All Layers Total169.2%
Credit Ratings
S&P
B
Moody's
Caa1
Fitch
B-
Data Sources
IMF WEO — General Government Debtgeneral_government · Updated semi_annual
Dec 202593.7% GDP
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