English to French Bus/Financial Finance (general) GDP & debt

The total debt stock increased from $xxxx billion in 2014 to $xxxx billion in 2015, which in relative terms represented a rise from 22 to 45 per cent of GDP, seriously questioning the sustainability of the debt.

The recent increase in interest rates in Country A by the Federal Reserve (and further rises anticipated in 2017) will most probably lead to an ***escalation of debt repayment. Extending or opening new external credit lines, primarily by emerging economies, led to an increase in external debt from $xxx billion in 2013 to $xxx billion in 2016 and up to $xxx billion (22 per cent of GDP) projected in 2017.