Consider the Following Hypothetical Data for a Developing Country Does This Country Have a Debt Crisis? What Additional Pieces

question 15

Short Answer

Consider the following hypothetical data for a developing country: $\begin{array}{ccccc}\text { Year } & \text { Total Debt (\$ bn) } & \text { Debt/Export (\%) } & \text { GDP Growth } & \text { Inv. Growth } \\\hline 1 & 6 & 134 & 0.6 \% & -1.0 \% \\2 & 6.5 & 147 & 2.9 \% & 1.1 \% \\3 & 7 & 159 & 5.1 \% & 1.6 \% \\4 & 7.5 & 174 & 6.4 \% & 2.4 \% \\5 & 8 & 198 & 1.1 \% & -0.6 \% \\\hline\end{array}$ Does this country have a debt crisis? What additional pieces of quantitative or qualitative evidence(if any)would help you to decide?

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