How Much Does Puerto Rico Owe? 4 Charts That Put the Puerto Rican Debt in Perspective

The long-anticipated Puerto Rican debt crisis just kicked into full gear... The island revealed Aug. 3 it made only $628,000 (1%) of a $58 million debt-service payment that was due Aug. 1 - marking the largest municipal default in U.S. history. Exactly how much does Puerto Rico owe? These charts break it down... Tags: how much does Puerto Rico owe , Puerto rican debt , Puerto rican debt crisis , Puerto Rican default , Puerto rican economic crisis , Puerto rican financial crisis , Puerto rico , Puerto rico bonds , Puerto rico debt , Puerto rico debt crisis , Puerto Rico default , Puerto rico economic crisis , Puerto rico financial crisis , Puerto rico government bonds , Puerto rico in debt , Puerto rico municipal bonds , what happened to Puerto rico To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free . Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors. Disclaimer: © 2015 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201. The post How Much Does Puerto Rico Owe? 4 Charts That Put the Puerto Rican Debt in Perspective appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable .