| 1 | A | B | C | D | E |
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| 2 | External debt of the Philippines - External debt for selected years |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Fiscal Year | Total External Debt in Million of US Dollars ($) | Total Debt Service in Million of US Dollars ($) | External Debt to GDP Ratio (%) | Debt Service Ratio (%) |
| 4 | 1999 | 51,157 | 6,583 | 61.6 | 14.6 |
| 5 | 2000 | 51,358 | 6,268 | 63.4 | 13.0 |
| 6 | 2001 | 52,047 | 6,536 | 68.2 | 15.7 |
| 7 | 2002 | 53,802 | 7,765 | 66.1 | 17.1 |
| 8 | 2003 | 57,567 | 7,951 | 68.6 | 16.9 |
| 9 | 2004 | 55,027 | 7,220 | 60.2 | 13.8 |
| 10 | 2005 | 61,555 | 7,499 | 59.7 | 16.2 |
| 11 | 2006 | 61,372 | 7,530 | 50.2 | 13.0 |
| 12 | 2007 | 66,508 | 6,993 | 44.5 | 10.7 |
| 13 | 2008 | 65,228 | 7,042 | 37.6 | 10.5 |
| 14 | 2009 | 64,738 | 6,880 | 38.4 | 11.0 |
| 15 | 2010 | 73,594 | 7,402 | 36.9 | 9.9 |
| 16 | 2011 | 75,569 | 7,793 | 33.7 | 9.9 |
| 17 | 2012 | 79,949 | 6,604 | 32.0 | 7.3 |
| 18 | 2013 | 78,489 | 7,535 | 28.9 | 8.2 |
| 19 | 2014 | 77,674 | 6,318 | 27.3 | 6.2 |
| 20 | 2015 | 77,474 | 5,584 | 26.5 | - |
| 21 | 2016 | 74,763 | 7,188 | 24.5 | - |
| 22 | 2017 | 73,098 | 7,323 | 23.3 | - |
| 23 | 2018 | 76,415 | 5,884 | 23.5 | - |

Question: How did Philippines external debt change between 1999 and 2001?
Answer: Philippines external debt has gone through a significant growth from 61.6% in 1999 to 68.2% in 2001.