Public debt
Central-government and publicly guaranteed debt, published statistics from MMA.
Public & publicly guaranteed debt
154.85 bn
MVR, as at Mar 2026
Debt, % of GDP
124.4%
as published by MMA, Mar 2026
Government debt over time
Quarterly, millions of MVR. Domestic + external = total (central government and guaranteed).
TotalDomesticExternal
Treasury bills outstanding
Monthly, millions of MVR (Table 6.7).
T-bills & Islamic instruments outstanding
Who holds the domestic debt i
Domestic claims on central government by creditor, as at Apr 2026. Banks and the pension fund (inside “other financial corporations”) are the largest domestic lenders; the central bank's share is direct monetary financing.
By instrument
The same domestic debt split by instrument, as at Apr 2026. Treasury bonds are longer-dated; bills roll over short-term, so a larger bill share means more frequent refinancing.