External arrears, which amounted to 9 per cent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2003, currently stand at 12 per cent of GDP, mostly due to the Paris Club creditors.
拖欠的外债在2003年占国家国内生产总值的9％，而目前占国内生产总值的12％，主要是欠巴黎俱乐部的债权人。