Indicator Definition:
Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
The indicator "External debt, end year (current US$)" stands at 31.26 Billion usd as of 12/31/2001, the highest value since 12/31/1996.
Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes an increase of 8.05 percent compared to the value the year prior.
The 1 year change in percent is 8.05.
The 3 year change in percent is 4.54.
The 5 year change in percent is 0.9498.
| Measure | Realization |
| Indicator Name: | External debt, end year (current US$) |
| Indicator Source: | World Bank country economists. | macro-rankings.com |
| Indicator Description: | Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. |
| Observations Date: | 12/31/1994 |