CAIE A-Level Economics A2 11.5.5 External Debt Questions

Practise evaluating external borrowing as a development strategy, using debt-to-GNI data and long-run growth and repayment arguments.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Economics 9708
Level
A2

Exam points

  • Evaluate external borrowing as a development strategy using debt-to-GNI evidence and long-run growth and repayment effects.

CAIE A-Level Economics A2 11.5.5 External Debt Questions question 1

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The table provides data for the external debt as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) for four countries in 2010 and 2015.

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What can be deduced from the table?

A

All countries borrowed more money externally in 2015 than in 2010.

B

External borrowing grew more slowly than GNI in India.

C

Georgia borrowed the most money externally in 2015.

D

The burden of external debt changed least in Serbia.

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