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External Debt

US$ bn FY96 FY97 FY98 FY99 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 (P) FY07 (P)
Outstanding external debt 94 94 94 97 98 100 98 105 112 123 126 155
(% of GDP) 27.0 24.5 24.3 23.6 22.2 22.1 20.9 18.5 17.8 17.3 15.8 16.4
Debt servicing 13 13 11 11 12 13 11 14 21 10 20 12
Repayments 9 8 7 7 7 8 7 11 14 6 na na
Interest Payments 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 7 4 na na
Debt Service Ratio (%) 26.2 23.0 19.5 18.9 17.1 16.2 13.7 16.0 16.3 6.2 10.2 4.8