International Debt Statistics: three changes for 2014
The World Bank has been collecting statistics on the debt of its borrowing countries since 1951, through the Debtor Reporting System. Published for many years as World Debt Tables (see, for example,...
View ArticleCollecting Country Debt Data: 63 Years and Counting
What word has four letters, one syllable, no weight but can still be crushing? If you guessed debt, you are correct. The World Bank has had a Debt Reporting System (DRS) since 1951, and it's still...
View ArticleDebt data: how debt inflows differ among developing countries
The World Bank Group’s International Debt Statistics (IDS) 2015 was released today. The Bank’s flagship debt data publication features 2013 data on external debt stocks and flows, as well as other...
View ArticleFive trends in disbursements to Sub-Saharan Africa
The 2015 International Debt Statistics database contains many different indicators to help understand external debt in low-and middle-income countries. This post looks at one: disbursements, in the...
View ArticleSub-Saharan Africa’s sovereign bond issuance boom
The newly released 2016 edition of the International Debt Statistics (IDS) shows a rapid rise in sovereign bond issuance in some Sub-Saharan African countries. This includes those countries that have...
View ArticleNew online resource spotlights debt statistics news and trends
We're thrilled to share the news about our brand new Online Quarterly Bulletin, which features debt statistics news, trends, and events. Laid out in the format of an e-newsletter, this quarter's issue...
View ArticleThe 2017 edition of International Debt Statistics is out
The 2017 edition of International Debt Statistics has just been published. IDS 2017 presents statistics and analysis on the external debt and financial flows (debt and equity) for the world’s...
View ArticleInternational Debt Statistics 2018 shows BRICs doubled bilateral lending...
The 2018 edition of International Debt Statistics (IDS) has just been published. IDS 2018 presents statistics and analysis on the external debt and financial flows (debt and equity) of the world’s...
View ArticleAre South Asian countries sinking into a debt trap?
This blog is part of a series based on International Debt Statistics 2018. The 2018 edition of International Debt Statistics (IDS 2018) which presents statistics and analysis on financial flows (debt...
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