Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)

Nigeria
-1.62 billion NFL, current US$
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-1.73 billion NFL, current US$
in 2025
Nigeria rank
111th
Papua New Guinea rank
112th

Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$) over time

  • Nigeria
  • Papua New Guinea
-2.5B02.5B5.0B7.5B197019972025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports -1.62 billion NFL, current US$ against -1.73 billion NFL, current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 115.44 million NFL, current US$.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Nigeria ranks 111th and Papua New Guinea ranks 112th of 116 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 213.65 million NFL, current US$ 19.74 million NFL, current US$ 193.91 million NFL, current US$ Nigeria
1980s 578.97 million NFL, current US$ 174.44 million NFL, current US$ 404.53 million NFL, current US$ Nigeria
1990s -120.21 million NFL, current US$ 9.68 million NFL, current US$ 129.88 million NFL, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2000s 412.01 million NFL, current US$ 33.99 million NFL, current US$ 378.01 million NFL, current US$ Nigeria
2020s 990.20 million NFL, current US$ -2.13 billion NFL, current US$ 3.12 billion NFL, current US$ Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png), Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
Nigeria, at -1.62 billion NFL, current US$ against -1.73 billion NFL, current US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png) between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
115.44 million NFL, current US$, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png)?
Nigeria ranks 111th and Papua New Guinea ranks 112th of 116 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
129 places, 4,819 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial bank and other lending includes net commercial bank lending (public and publicly guaranteed and private non- guaranteed) and other private credits. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Proposed: Commercial bank and other lending includes net commercial bank and other private creditors lending excluding bonds (public and publicly guaranteed + private nonguaranteed).