The ratio of a country's repayments on its foreign debt to its hard-currency export earnings. This ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of the debt repayments (principal and interest) during a reference year by the country's exports for that year. The debt/service ratio is one of the criteria used to measure a country's creditworthiness. Français: Coefficient : dette-service de la dette Español: Proporción del servicio a la deuda, coeficiente del servicio a la deuda
The percentage of the borrower's gross income that will be used for monthly payments of principal, interest, taxes, heating costs and condominium fees.
The measurement of debt payments to gross household income which may include, in addition to the main wage earner's salary, salaries of other wage earners, commissions, bonuses, overtime, etc.