Concerning LDCs that depended on primary commodity exports, the LDC Report showed that these countries had been affected by increased poverty, weak and unstable export earnings and a high debt burden, which in turn had deepened the income gap between these countries and rich countries over time.
Il ressortait du Rapport que, dans le cas des PMA tributaires de l'exportation de produits de base, l'aggravation de la pauvreté, la faiblesse et l'instabilité des recettes d'exportation et la lourde charge de la dette avaient progressivement creusé l'écart de revenus entre ces pays et les pays riches.