Table 2

Tax abuse, debt service, and the children’s climate emergency risk indexcountries at low risk of revenue losses

CountryTax abuse (2016/2017) as % of government revenueDebt service (2020) as a % of government revenueDebt classificationIncome levelHeavily indebted poor country (HIPC)Tax abuse and debt service combined as a % of government revenueChildren’s climate risk index
Afghanistan0.111.9HighLICYes2.017.6
Algeria0.710.2No risk identifiedLMICNo0.914.6
Bolivia1.518.4Risk of private debt crisisLMICYes9.915
Burkina Faso0.115.6Risk of private debt crisisLICYes5.717.6
Cambodia0.686.9Risk of private debt crisisLMICNo7.586.5
Comoros0.288.4Risk of public debt crisisLMICYes8.68n/a
Eswatini1.164.5No risk identifiedLMICNo5.665.2
Guinea0.264.4No risk identifiedLICYes4.668.4
India1.852.8No risk identifiedLMICNo4.657.4
Kiribati0.12.4No risk identifiedLMICNo2.5n/a
Malawi3.185.4Risk of public and private debt crisisLICYes8.586.7
Mali0.559.1Risk of private debt crisisLICYes9.657.3
Micronesia0.24.5N/ALMICNo4.7n/a
Myanmar0.036.4Risk of private debt crisisLMICNo6.437.1
Nepal0.183.2Risk of public and private debt crisisLMICNo3.386.1
Sao Tome and Principe0.398.4Risk of public and private debt crisisLMICYes8.79n/a
Solomon Islands0.531.9Risk of private debt crisisLMICNo2.435.2
Timor-Leste0.221Risk of private debt crisisLMICNo1.22n/a
Uzbekistan0.966.9Risk of private debt crisisLMICNo7.865.4
Vietnam1.218.5No risk identifiedLMICNo9.716.8
  • LIC, Low-Income Country; LMIC, Lower-Middle-Income Country.