§
Mrs. Hart
, pursuant to her reply [Official Report, 11th April 1978; Vol. 947, c. 362], gave the following information:
A table setting out the details is attached. It will be noted that this refers to 30 countries rather than to the 29 previously mentioned. This is because (a) we no longer count Sikkim, and (b) the
OFFICIAL DEBT REPAYMENTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM 1970–77 BY EACH OF THE 30 LEAST DEVELOPED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (LLDCs) |
£ thousand |
|
|
|
|
1970 |
1971 |
LLDCs Debt Repayments |
Principal |
Interest |
Total |
Principal |
Interest |
Total |
Afghanistan |
… |
… |
88.4 |
57.6 |
146.0 |
90.6 |
52.9 |
143.5 |
*Bangladesh |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Benin |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Bhutan |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
†Botswana |
… |
… |
… |
108.5 |
190.7 |
299.2 |
112.0 |
179.5 |
291.5 |
Burundi |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Cape Verde Isles |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Central Africa Empire |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Chad |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Comoro Isles |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
†Ethiopia |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
†Gambia |
… |
… |
… |
41.1 |
6.2 |
47.3 |
66.2 |
5.1 |
71.3 |
Guinea |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Haiti |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
*Laos |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
†Lesotho |
… |
… |
… |
16.5 |
24.2 |
40.7 |
17.2 |
26.0 |
43.2 |
†Malawi |
… |
… |
… |
517.5 |
579.5 |
1,097.0 |
532.9 |
500.6 |
1,033.5 |
Maldives |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Mali |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Nepal |
… |
… |
… |
632.0 |
32.2 |
664.2 |
— |
— |
— |
Niger |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Rwanda |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Somalia |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Sudan |
… |
… |
… |
320.0 |
286.2 |
606.2 |
323.5 |
280.7 |
604.2 |
†Tanzania |
… |
… |
… |
799.7 |
625.1 |
1,424.8 |
530.8 |
631.5 |
1,162.3 |
†Uganda |
… |
… |
… |
729.4 |
1,164.8 |
1,894.2 |
793.7 |
883.4 |
1,677.1 |
Upper Volta |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
*Western Samoa |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Yemen North (Yar) |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
*Yemen North (Pdry) |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
£ thousand |
|
|
|
|
1972 |
1973 |
LLDCs Debt Repayments |
Principal |
Interest |
Total |
Principal |
Interest |
Total |
Afghanistan |
… |
… |
93.3 |
47.5 |
140.8 |
96.5 |
42.2 |
138.7 |
*Bangladesh |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Benin |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Bhutan |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
†Botswana |
… |
… |
… |
54.8 |
253.1 |
307.9 |
176.7 |
458.3 |
635.0 |
Burundi |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Cape Verde Isles |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Central Africa Empire |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Chad |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Comoro Isles |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
†Ethiopia |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
79.4 |
— |
79.4 |
†Gambia |
… |
… |
… |
102.4 |
17.1 |
119.5 |
119.8 |
32.5 |
152.3 |
Guinea |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Haiti |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
*Laos |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
†Lesotho |
… |
… |
… |
20.0 |
31.3 |
51.3 |
20.8 |
31.5 |
52.3 |
†Malawi |
… |
… |
… |
619.4 |
534.5 |
1,153.9 |
865.2 |
600.5 |
1,465.7 |
Maldives |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Mali |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Nepal |
… |
… |
… |
38.9 |
— |
38.9 |
50.3 |
— |
50.3 |
Niger |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Rwanda |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
690WWorld Bank has recently added the Cape Verde Islands and Comoro Islands to the list.
I shall let the hon. Member have details of interest repayments to the Commonwealth Development Corporation in 1977 as soon as these are available.
691W
£ thousand |
|
|
|
|
1972 |
1973 |
LLDCs Debt Repayments |
Principal |
Interest |
Total |
Principal |
Interest |
Total |
Somalia |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Sudan |
… |
… |
… |
328.9 |
262.5 |
591.4 |
334.3 |
242.6 |
576.9 |
†Tanzania |
… |
… |
… |
614.3 |
557.5 |
1,171.8 |
656.7 |
607.3 |
1,264.0 |
†Uganda |
… |
… |
… |
595.5 |
742.8 |
1,338.3 |
1,244.8 |
850.8 |
2,095.6 |
Upper Volta |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
*Western Samoa |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Yemen North (Yar) |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
*Yemen South (Pdry) |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
£ thousand |
|
|
|
|
1974 |
1975 |
LLDCs Debt Repayments |
Principal |
Interest |
Total |
Principal |
Interest |
Total |
Afghanistan |
… |
… |
97.6 |
36.9 |
134.5 |
98.6 |
31.5 |
130.1 |
*Bangladesh |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Benin |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Bhutan |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
†Botswana |
… |
… |
… |
142.8 |
473.8 |
616.6 |
161.1 |
342.0 |
503.1 |
Burundi |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Cape Verde Isles |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Central Africa Empire |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Chad |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Comoro Isles |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
†Ethiopia |
… |
… |
… |
71.3 |
— |
71.3 |
71.6 |
— |
71.6 |
†Gambia |
… |
… |
… |
146.7 |
37.9 |
184.6 |
160.6 |
38.7 |
199.3 |
Guinea |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Haiti |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
*Laos |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
†Lesotho |
… |
… |
… |
19.7 |
31.2 |
50.9 |
20.6 |
34.2 |
54.8 |
†Malawi |
… |
… |
… |
973.2 |
639.3 |
1,612.5 |
1,138.8 |
744.9 |
1,883.7 |
Maldives |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Mali |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Nepal |
… |
… |
… |
70.6 |
— |
70.6 |
91.0 |
— |
91.0 |
Niger |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Rwanda |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Somalia |
… |
… |
… |
— |
112.6 |
112.6 |
— |
— |
— |
Sudan |
… |
… |
… |
344.2 |
107.0 |
451.2 |
370.5 |
196.9 |
567.4 |
†Tanzania |
… |
… |
… |
647.7 |
488.6 |
1,136.3 |
742.5 |
708.2 |
1,450.7 |
†Uganda |
… |
… |
… |
1,025.6 |
682.2 |
1,707.8 |
245.4 |
270.1 |
515.5 |
Upper Volta |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
*Western Samoa |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Yemen North (Yar) |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
*Yemen South (Pdry) |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
£ thousand |
|
|
|
|
1976 |
1977 |
LLDCs Debt Repayments |
Principal |
Interest |
Total |
Principal |
Interest |
Total |
Afghanistan |
… |
… |
99.7 |
26.1 |
125.8 |
100.8 |
20.7 |
121.5 |
*Bangladesh |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Benin |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Bhutan |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
†Botswana |
… |
… |
… |
190.6 |
571.3 |
761.9 |
239.6 |
72.8 |
312.4 |
Burundi |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Cape Verde Isles |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Central Africa Empire |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Chad |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Comoro Isles |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
†Ethiopia |
… |
… |
… |
71.2 |
— |
71.2 |
72.2 |
— |
72.2 |
†Gambia |
… |
… |
… |
162.7 |
36.9 |
199.6 |
161.0 |
— |
161.0 |
Guinea |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Haiti |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
*Laos |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
†Lesotho |
… |
… |
… |
21.6 |
29.6 |
51.2 |
22.7 |
17.9 |
40.6 |
†Malawi |
… |
… |
… |
1,324.3 |
1,000.8 |
2,325.1 |
1,339.3 |
98.9 |
1,438.2 |
Maldives |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Mali |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Nepal |
… |
… |
… |
111.5 |
— |
111.5 |
122.5 |
— |
122.5 |
Niger |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Rwanda |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Somalia |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
692W693W
£ thousand |
|
|
|
|
1976 |
1977 |
LLDCs Debt Repayments |
Principal |
Interest |
Total |
Principal |
Interest |
Total |
Sudan |
… |
… |
… |
350.5 |
175.0 |
525.5 |
72.1 |
— |
72.1 |
†Tanzania |
… |
… |
… |
803.6 |
644.8 |
1,448.4 |
740.4 |
202.7 |
443.1 |
†Uganda |
… |
… |
… |
92.0 |
96.7 |
188.7 |
86.0 |
— |
86.0 |
Upper Volta |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
*Western Samoa |
… |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Yemen North (Yar) |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
*Yemen South (Pdry) |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
* Denotes LLDCs which, although having made no debt reapyments in the period 1970 to 1977, have made official borrowings from the United Kingdom. |
† The 1977 Interest repayments column excludes payments to the Commonwealth Development Corporation details of which are not yet available. |