Philippine government debt as a ratio of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) dropped to 39.2 percent in 2013 from 40.6 percent the year earlier amid fiscal consolidation and robust economic expansion, the Department of Finance (DOF) said on Friday.

DOF data shows that as of December 2013, general government debt stood at P4.53 trillion, or 39.2 percent of GDP.

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