Definitions for "Debt-service Ratio"
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.
see Gross Debt Service Ratio