(225.01 -523.8 -247.4 -126.6(-r86.3) 30.4 -13.9 -257.5 91.3 (rr3.3) -266.2 -266.2350. 5 (327.71 -1250.0 -899.4 -387.2 (-3ss. r ) 19.2 13.9 -l 253. 5 953.4 (54.6) -290. I -290. I355.5 ( 290.8 ) -5 39. s -27 4.0 -231.3 (-173.7) sl.l 104.5 -349.6 283.3 (-r34.2) -55. 3 -65.3539.5 (459.21 -485.9 53.7 -255.0 (-2r 2 .41 r42.2 42.4 -16.7 332.9 (-104.7) 31s.2 315.2 Source: Government of Sao Tome and principe. and omissions. a/ Including errors 5. External debt 224. The outstanding disbursed external debt is estinated $US 15.7 million at rhe end of 1980 to $g7.0 million (overthe end of 1984. Debt service has risen fron 1.5 per centof goods and services in 1980 to 25.9 per cent in t9g3 and $5.88 million or 50 per cenr of 1984 exports.to have risen from 200 per cent of cDP) at of the value of exports in 1985 to a projectedA/40 / 441 English Page 79 Table 33 Sao Tome and Principes external debt, 1980-1984 (Millions of United states dollars) 1980 198r 198 2 198 3 1984 Debt (disbursedr end of year) Arrears Debt service fnterest Amortization Debt service ratio87.0 1. 38 2.L7 (0.43 )(r.74) 26.9I5. 7 0.21. (0.03) (0.r8) 1.6r7.5 0.51 (0.04 ) (0.47) 8.332.6 1.91 (0.38) (1.s3) 24.0 5. Food assistance 225. As indicated previously, under normal circumstances the country must meet a large part of its food requirements through imports. This situation was aggravated by the 1982-1983 drought, which reduced the already limited domestic production of staple crops. The Government has provided the following information on the situation in 1985. Table 34 Sae Tqqre_q!4 Pf!ncipe: food assistancer 1985 ( tons ) Commod i ty Basic €ood requ i rementsEs t ima ted i mpor tsFood assistance requested Rice Sugar Wheat flour Beans Powdered skim milk vegetable oiIt I 24 2