Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services

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Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services
Year Value Units Series Observation status Unit multiplier
1998 169.573996062 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
1999 164.3491367388 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
2000 145.1331581205 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
2001 134.008385933 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
2002 140.5209140201 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
2003 147.5051906098 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
2004 160.5185664693 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
2005 157.2779684987 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
2006 147.9634425208 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
2007 163.2973234031 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
2008 181.0895836798 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
2009 238.511595033 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
2010 262.4803895467 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
2011 258.9394855393 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
2012 276.2557245983 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
2013 280.6429015606 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
2014 304.0255145188 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
2015 316.4470245189 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
2016 304.1564826545 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
2017 283.4277361883 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
2018 276.9312177289 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
2019 270.3881301394 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units
2020 366.8705582447 Percentage (%) Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services Normal value Units

Source: Office for National Statistics

Geographical Area: United Kingdom

Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

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Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services
Indicator description

General government consolidated gross debt as a percentage of total trade worldwide exports.
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Unit of measurement

Percentage (%)
Definitions

Debt represents the general government consolidated gross debt (Maastricht). It is made up of the sum of total central government gross debt, total local government gross debt, and cross holdings of local and central government gross debt.

Exports of goods and services is represented by total trade worldwide exports in current prices.

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Calculations

General government consolidated gross debt divided by exports of goods and services, then multiplied by 100 to obtain a percentage.
Other information

“Exports of goods and services” data concepts, and concepts of public and publicly guaranteed external debt data are both in accordance with the sixth edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6). Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has been identified in collaboration with topic experts.
Data last updated 19 January 2022
Metadata last updated 19 January 2022

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services
Target name

Assist developing countries in attaining long-term debt sustainability through coordinated policies aimed at fostering debt financing, debt relief and debt restructuring, as appropriate, and address the external debt of highly indebted poor countries to reduce debt distress
Global indicator description
UN designated tier

Tier I
UN custodian agency

World Bank (WB)
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Source 1

Organisation

Office for National Statistics
Periodicity

Monthly
Earliest available data

1998
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Link to data source Public sector finances tables 1 to 10, Appendix A opens in a new window
Release date 19 November 2021
Next release

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Statistical classification

Official statistics
Contact details

public.sector.inquiries@ons.gov.uk
Other information

General government consolidated gross debt, annual data (series BKPX, tab PSA8A_2). The source is published monthly, but the indicator is updated annually

Source 2

Organisation

Office for National Statistics
Periodicity

Monthly
Earliest available data

1997
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Link to data source UK trade time series opens in a new window
Release date 11 November 2021
Next release

See source link
Statistical classification

Official statistics
Contact details

trade@ons.gov.uk
Other information

Total Trade (TT), WW Exports BOP CP SA, series IKBH annual data. The source dataset is updated monthly, but the indicator is updated annually
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