{"page":1,"pages":1,"per_page":"5000","total":14,"source":[{"id":"2","name":"World Development Indicators","concept":[{"id":"Series","variable":[{"id":"DT.TDS.DECT.CD","metatype":[{"id":"Aggregationmethod","value":"Sum"},{"id":"Dataset","value":"WB_WDI"},{"id":"Developmentrelevance","value":"External debt is that part of the total debt in a country that is owed to creditors outside the country. The debtors can be the governments, corporations or private households. The debt includes money owed to governments or public agencies (bilateral), to international organizations (multilateral) or to exporters, commercial banks or other financial institutions.\u000a\u000aExternal indebtedness affects a country's creditworthiness and investor perceptions. When used effectively, a reasonable level of external debt can help a country finance productive investments, such as building infrastructure and investing in education and health, that can increase growth."},{"id":"IndicatorName","value":"Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$)"},{"id":"License_Type","value":"CC BY-4.0"},{"id":"License_URL","value":"https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by"},{"id":"Longdefinition","value":"Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Data are in current U.S. dollars."},{"id":"Periodicity","value":"Annual"},{"id":"Referenceperiod","value":"1970-2024"},{"id":"Shortdefinition","value":"Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Data are in current U.S. dollars."},{"id":"Source","value":"International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)"},{"id":"Statisticalconceptandmethodology","value":"Methodology: Data on external debt are gathered through the World Bank's Debtor Reporting System (DRS). Long term debt data are compiled using the countries report on public and publicly guaranteed borrowing on a loan-by-loan basis and private non guaranteed borrowing on an aggregate basis. These data are supplemented by information from major multilateral banks and official lending agencies in major creditor countries. Short-term debt data are gathered from the Quarterly External Debt Statistics (QEDS) database, jointly developed by the World Bank and the IMF and from creditors through the reporting systems of the Bank for International Settlements. Debt data are reported in the currency of repayment and compiled and published in U.S. dollars. End-of-period exchange rates are used for the compilation of stock figures (amount of debt outstanding), and projected debt service and annual average exchange rates are used for the flows. Exchange rates are taken from the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Debt repayable in multiple currencies, goods, or services and debt with a provision for maintenance of the value of the currency of repayment are shown at book value."},{"id":"Topic","value":"Economic Policy & Debt: External debt: Debt service"},{"id":"Unitofmeasure","value":"Current US$"}]}]}]}]}