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Description & Citation--Study No. 8313

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:8313
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08313
 
Title:World Debt Tables, 1970-1992
 
Principal Investigator(s):World Bank. Debt and International Finance Division
 
Series:World Debt Tables Series
 
Bibliographic Citation:World Bank, Debt and International Finance Division. WORLD DEBT TABLES, 1970-1992 [Computer file]. Washington, DC: World Bank, Debt and International Finance Division [producer], 1993. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1994. doi:10.3886/ICPSR08313
 

Scope of Study

Summary:These time series data offer information on external debt for 129 countries that reported to the World Bank through the Bank's Debtor Reporting System (DRS). Reporting countries are grouped into six geographic regions: (1) Africa, south of the Sahara, (2) East Asia and the Pacific, (3) Latin America and the Caribbean, (4) North Africa and the Middle East, (5) South Asia, and (6) Europe and Central Asia. Data are provided on public and publicly-guaranteed long-term debt as well as on private nonguaranteed debt, short-term debt, International Monetary Fund (IMF) credit, and major economic aggregates. For public and private long-term debt and for short-term debt, variables include debt outstanding, disbursements, principal repayments, and interest payments. In addition, detailed information on debt restructuring transactions is provided for public and publicly-guaranteed long-term debt. Variables include principal rescheduled, interest rescheduled, disbursements from rescheduling, and debt stock reductions. Data on IMF credit include use of credit, purchases, repurchases, and charges. Major economic aggregates include Gross National Product, export of goods and services, import of goods and services, international reserves, and current account balance.
 
Subject Term(s):credit, debt restructuring, economic indicators, government expenditures, international economics, national debt, nations
 
Geographic Coverage:Africa, Asia, Europe, Central America, Latin America, North America, South America, Global
 
Time Period:1970 - 1992
 
Date(s) of Collection:1970 - 1992
 
Universe:All countries reporting to the Debtor Reporting System (DRS) of the World Bank.
 
Data Type:aggregate data
 
Data Collection Notes:Data are expressed in terms of United States dollars.
 

Methodology

Data Source:reports submitted to the Debtor Reporting System (DRS) of the World Bank
 

Access and Availability

Note:A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.
 
Restrictions:ICPSR obtained these data from the World Bank under the terms of a contract that states that the data are for the sole use of ICPSR and may not be sold or provided to third parties outside of ICPSR. Individuals at institutions that are not ICPSR members may obtain these data directly from the World Bank.
 
Original ICPSR Release:1985-03-18
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: Wave I Relational File
 

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