8-20 Risk Indicators on Foreign Debts

 

Unit: %

Year

Debt Service Ratio

Liability Ratio

Foreign Debt Ratio

 

 

 

 

1985

2.8

5.6

53.4

 

 

 

 

1986

20.3

7.8

70.0

1987

12.7

9.4

75.2

1988

6.3

10.0

84.4

1989

8.0

11.5

83.1

1990

8.5

14.8

87.0

 

 

 

 

1991

8.0

15.0

87.0

1992

7.3

14.1

90.7

1993

9.7

14.0

94.5

1994

9.1

17.0

77.8

1995

7.3

15.5

69.9

 

 

 

 

1996

6.7

14.3

75.6

1997

7.3

14.8

63.2

 

a)         Debt service ratio refers to the ratio of the payment of principal and interest of foreign debts to the foreign exchange receipts from exports and non-trade services of the current year.

b)        Liability ratio refers to the ratio of the balance of foreign debts to the gross national product in the current year.

c)        Foreign debt ratio refers to the ratio of the balance of foreign debts to the foreign exchange receipts from exports and non-trade services in the current year.