Indicator 17.4.1 - Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services
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Global Metadata
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| SDG Indicator Name | Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services |
|---|---|
| SDG Target Addressed | 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. |
| Definition of SDG Indicator | |
| UN Designated Tier | 1 |
| UN Custodial Agency | World Bank (Partnering Agencies:UNCTAD) |
U.S. Metadata
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| Method of computation for global SDG indicator | |
|---|---|
| Graph Title | Net U.S. acquisition of debt securities (outflow) as a percentage of exports (goods and services) |
| Actual indicator available | Net U.S. acquisition of debt securities (outflow) as a percentage of exports (goods and services) |
| Description of actual indicator available | Debt securities is defined as Negotiable instruments that serve as evidence of debt including bills, bonds, notes, negotiable certificates of deposit, commercial paper, debentures, asset-backed securities, money market instruments, and similar instruments traded in financial markets. |
| Method of computation | Net U.S. acquisition of debt securities divided by exports (goods and services) |
| Comments and limitations | |
| Periodicity | Annual |
| Time Period | 2007-2015 |
| Unit of measure | percentage |
| Disaggregation #1 (Industry or social categories) | |
| Disaggregation #2 (Geographical coverage) | |
| Date of public data release from National source | November 2016 |
| Date of last Update of This Page | December 2016 |
| Scheduled Update by National source | |
| Scheduled Update by SDG Team | |
| Data Source1 (Agency STAFF NAME) | Andrew Craig |
| Data Source2 (Staff E-MAIL) | Andrew.Craig@bea.gov |
| Data Source3 (Agency/Survey/Dataset name) | U.S. International Transactions, Expanded Detail |
| Indicator web address (closest to data provided) | http://www.bea.gov/iTable/iTableHtml.cfm?reqid=62&step=6&isuri=1&6210=1&6200=2 |
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