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CodeDT.TDS.DPPG.GN.ZS
Indicator NamePublic and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI)
Short definitionPublic and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.
Long definitionPublic and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.
SourceInternational Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics
TopicEconomic Policy & Debt: External debt: Debt ratios & other items
DatasetWDI
Unit of measurePercent
PeriodicityAnnual
Reference period1970-2023
Aggregation methodWeighted average
Statistical concept and methodologyMethodology: Countries that report to the World Bank’s Debtor Reporting System (DRS) submit their public and publicly guaranteed debt (PPG) and private debt with a public guarantee on a loan-by-loan basis. The World Bank Debt Data Team then compiles this information to produce this indicator.
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License TypeCC BY-4.0
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