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Indicator name andcode Debt service ratio (ECO.GFS.DBT.SER.002)
Definition The debt service ratio is the ratio of debt service payments made by or due from a country to that country’s export earnings. The ratio of debt service (interest and principal payments due) during a year, expressed as a percentage of exports (typically of goods and services) for that year. Forward-looking debt-service ratios require some forecast of export earnings. This ratio is considered to be a key indicator of a country’s debt burden. (IMF, 2003, External Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users – Appendix III, Glossary, IMF, Washington DC. Available from http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/eds/Eng/Guide/index.htm). Source: OECD gossry of statistical terms  
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  1. Per export (ratio)
 
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