FINANCIAL TIMES Opinion • Sovereign Debt Analytics Workbench
Interactive Macro Policy Tool
Macroeconomic Simulation

Sovereign Debt Restructuring & Yield Stress Simulator

"The world’s approach to sovereign debt needs to change." Test the macroeconomic arithmetic of debt sustainability: evaluate how debt-to-GDP dynamics evolve under principal haircuts, interest rate reductions, primary fiscal surpluses, and real growth shocks.

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Restructuring Parameters
85.5%

Total outstanding general government gross debt as % of national GDP.

15.0%

Face value reduction applied to existing commercial & bilateral bonds.

7.2%

Nominal effective interest cost on newly issued replacement securities.

2.4%

Annual average real output expansion over the 10-year projection horizon.

-2.1%

Government balance excluding interest payments. Deficit (-), Surplus (+).

6.5 Years

Duration profile influencing annual principal rollover requirements.

Year 2

Timeline checkpoint where haircuts and coupon reductions take effect.

10-Yr Debt-to-GDP
68.4%
Baseline: 104.2%
Default Risk Status
Moderate Risk
Sustainability index evaluated
Debt Service Savings
$42.5B
Cum. interest & principal relief
Sustainability Score
78 / 100
IMF / World Bank benchmark
10-Year Macroeconomic Debt Path Projections
Baseline (No Restructuring)
Restructured Relief Path
Critical Threshold (70%)
Annual Trajectory & Fiscal Breakdown
Horizon Baseline Debt % Restructured Debt % Relief Spread Annual Service Savings Primary Gap