Technical Notes and Manuals

A Guide and Tool for Projecting Public Debt and Fiscal Adjustment Paths with Local- and Foreign-Currency Debt

BySantiago Acosta Ormaechea, Leonardo Martinez

May 28, 2021

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Santiago Acosta Ormaechea, and Leonardo Martinez. "A Guide and Tool for Projecting Public Debt and Fiscal Adjustment Paths with Local- and Foreign-Currency Debt", Technical Notes and Manuals 2021, 005 (2021), accessed 12/14/2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513577289.005

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Disclaimer: This Technical Guidance Note should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Note are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management.

Summary

This guide presents the analytical underpinnings and a user manual for the Excel-based Public Debt Dynamics Tool (DDT).

Subject: Debt sustainability analysis, Exchange rate adjustments, Expenditure, External debt, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Foreign currency debt, Foreign exchange, Public debt, Revenue administration

Keywords: DDT input, Debt sustainability analysis, dynamics equation, dynamics tool, Exchange rate adjustments, Fiscal stance, Foreign currency debt, market-access countries debt sustainability, public debt projection, public debt target

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