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A-LevelEconomicsInternational economic issues9708/31 · Oct/Nov 2019 · Q241 Mark

The table provides data for the external debt as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) for four countries in 2010 and 2015. external debt as % of GNI 2010 2015 Bulgaria 104.2 79.9 Georgia 85.6 109.4 India 17.2 23.4 Serbia 85.4 88.8 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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  1. [1] Correct option: D

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International economic issues, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, Oct/Nov 2019 Paper 3 Variant 1, question 24.

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