Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI)—Statistical Update

Policy Papers, August 6, 2019

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This report reviews developments in the implementation of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI).
It provides updates on:
- debt service and poverty-reducing expenditure by beneficiary countries;
- the cost of debt relief;
- creditor participation rates;
- litigation against HIPCs.
Publication date: August 6, 2019.
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The report centers on implementation developments for the HIPC Initiative and the MDRI.
It reports on quantitative and policy-relevant indicators for beneficiary countries, including:
- debt service flows;
- poverty-reducing expenditure levels;
- costs associated with providing debt relief under the initiatives;
- creditor participation rates in debt relief operations;
- instances and status of litigation involving HIPCs.

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Debt burden
Debt relief
debt service
Debt service
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HIPC debt relief
HIPC Initiative
IMF board
IMF MDRI assistance
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Middle East
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present value
Public and publicly-guaranteed external debt
Total Post-Decision-Point HIPCs
WB debt sustainability analysis