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(b) Limitations of the Indicators: The dependency ratio is an approximation to the ratio of net consumers to net producers. As a proxy for that ratio, the dependency ratio suggests that children under age 15 as well as persons aged 65 or over are economically dependent. In many populations, however, people do not stop being economically active at age 65, nor is it true that all persons aged 15-64 are economically active.
Debt Burden Ratios. This is the ratio of debt burden to income. For example, if you pay Â£2,000 in debt interest and have an income of Â£40,000. Your debt burden ratio is 5%. If you a country has a debt burden of Â£100bn and pays debt interest of Â£60bn. Its debt burden is 60%. Sometimes the debt burden is measured as GDP / Total debt. Related pages. 1  Austerity will increase UK debt burden â Why policies to reduce debt could lead to higher debt burden ratio.