Chile’s External Debt Rises To $45.4 Billion

Chile’s external debt rose from $44.9 billion at year-end 2005 to $45.4 billion at the end of the first quarter of this year, an increase of 1.17%. Most of the debt – 79% or $35.7 billion – was accounted for by the private sector. Around 84% of the total external debt is long term.