[HIGHLIGHTS] Public debt: in 2023, interest payments totaled more than US$ 7.2 billion

In 2023, there were interest payments on public debt for a total of US$7,255 million. The private sector also transferred another US$3,106 million.

In total, interest payments explain half of the US$ 21,525 million drop in the Central Bank's reserves during last year. On the other hand, between payments and disbursements, the account with the IMF showed a deficit of US $ 5,078 million. S.N.N.: The total net income of goods for the year would have been about US$14.7 billion.