Debt-to-GDP Ratio

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Debt-to-GDP Ratio

A ratio of a country's national debt to its GDP. The debt-to-GDP ratio is one way to estimate whether or not a country will be able to repay its debt. The higher the ratio is, the more likely a country is to default because its government has borrowed too much relative to the ability of the country as a whole to repay. This may affect the country's sovereign credit rating. However, this ratio is not the only metric used. For example, the United States and the United Kingdom maintain national debts that approach 100% of GDP, but both have AAA credit ratings because the political risk in both countries is very low.

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For example, the debt-GDP ratio of most developed countries ranges 80-100 per cent, and over 200 per cent for with Japan (IMF, 2015).

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From a high of nearly 75 percent in 2004, debt-GDP ratio was drastically reduced to below 45 percent, owing to prudent debt management, fiscal discipline, and economic growth," the DOF said.

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From a high of nearly 75 percent in 2004, Beltran said that debt-GDP ratio was "drastically" reduced to below 45 percent owing to prudent debt management, fiscal discipline, and economic growth.

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3 per cent,and fall in the external debt-GDP ratio to20.

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9 and India's external debt has remained within manageable limits as indicated by external debt-GDP ratio of 21.

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