Table 1

Summary of empirical reviews

CountryAuthorsPeriodVariablesMethodologyConclusion
GhanaOwusu-Nantwi and Erickson (2016) 1970–2012
  • Public debt

  • Real GDP

  • VECM

  • Johansen cointegration

Public debt → (+) GDP growth
GhanaFrimpong and Oteng-Abayie (2007) 1970–1999
  • External debt

  • Debt servicing

  • FDI

  • GDP growth

  • VECM

External debt → (+) GDP growth
GhanaAsafo and Matuka (2019) 1970–2017
  • External debt

  • GDP growth

  • VECM

External debt → (+)GDP (−) for both short and long runs
LebanonSaad (2012) 1970–2010
  • Export

  • Debt servicing

  • Real GDP

  • Johansen cointegration

External debt → (+) GDP growth
20 developed economiesReinhart and Rogoff (2010) 1949–2009
  • Public debt

  • GDP growth

  • Panel analysis

Public debt → (+/−)GDP
55 developing economiesNguyen et al. (2003) 1970–2009
  • External debt

  • GDP growth

  • Panel analysis

External debt → (−)GDP
24 industrialized
economies
Curutchet (2005) 1970–2002
  • Public debt

  • GDP growth

  • Panel analysis

No relationship between PD and GDP was found
NigeriaOgunmuyiwa (2011) 1970–2007
  • External debt

  • GDP growth

  • VECM

No relationship was found
93 developing countriesPattillo et al. (2011) 1969–1998
  • External debt

  • GDP growth

  • Threshold analysis

External debt negatively affects growth after 35–45% of GDP threshold
39 SSA countriesSenadza et al. (2018) 1990–2013
  • External debt

  • GDP growth

  • System GMM

External debt → (−) GDP growth

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