External debt of the Philippines
External debt for selected years
Table:
Fiscal Year

Total External Debt in

Million of US Dollars ($)[65]

Total Debt Service in

Million of US Dollars ($)[65]

External Debt to GDP Ratio

(%)[65]

Debt Service Ratio

(%)[65]

1999

51,157

6,583

61.6

14.6

2000

51,358

6,268

63.4

13.0

2001

52,047

6,536

68.2

15.7

2002

53,802

7,765

66.1

17.1

2003

57,567

7,951

68.6

16.9

2004

55,027

7,220

60.2

13.8

2005

61,555

7,499

59.7

16.2

2006

61,372

7,530

50.2

13.0

2007

66,508

6,993

44.5

10.7

2008

65,228

7,042

37.6

10.5

2009

64,738

6,880

38.4

11.0

2010

73,594

7,402

36.9

9.9

2011

75,569

7,793

33.7

9.9

2012

79,949

6,604

32.0

7.3

2013

78,489

7,535

28.9

8.2

2014

77,674

6,318

27.3

6.2

2015

77,474

5,584[66]

26.5[67]

2016

74,763[66]

7,188[66]

24.5[67]

2017

73,098[68]

7,323[66]

23.3[67]

2018

76,415[68]

5,884[66]

23.5[67]

Taking into account the table titled "External debt for selected years" section of External debt of the Philippines, respond to this question in a short sentence: How did the external debt of the Philippines change between 2009 and 2010? Provide just your answer in a JSON object {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

answer: The External debt of the Philippines rose again to 38.4% in 2009, but down to 36.9% in 2010.