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Figure 1.8 Domestic <strong>and</strong> external liabilities in selected developing countries,<br />

1975, 1981, <strong>and</strong> 1987<br />

(percentage of GNP)<br />

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bCte d'vlire 20 Philippines<br />

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100 100<br />

80<br />

60~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~6<br />

1981 1987 17<br />

India<br />

Thail<strong>and</strong><br />

* Dome fsticliabilities<br />

o Long-term external debt<br />

80 8<br />

60 ~<br />

20_;_t iS0,,0 _ S f20f ;fi 00^-t-^f;-<br />

; 1975 0 : t 00:1981 1987 1975 1981187<br />

Note: Domestic liabilities are defined as total liquid liabilities of the financial system (International <strong>Financial</strong> Statistics, line 551), expressed in<br />

local currency. External debt is total long-term debt outst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong> disbursed, expressed in U.S. dollars at current exchange rates.<br />

Source: IMF <strong>and</strong> World Bank data.<br />

possibly even to an increase in negative net trans- Beyond the debt crisis<br />

fers, investment will drop. These considerations<br />

reinforce the view that continued <strong>and</strong> powerful All the evidence points to continued low capital<br />

structural adjustment by the debtor countries re- flows to the developing countries in the coming<br />

mains the most important ingredient in dealing decade. Official flows cannot fully offset the sharp<br />

with the debt problem. reduction in private flows. This underlines the<br />

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