China vs Papua New Guinea: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

China
56.26 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
58.94 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
China rank
71st
Papua New Guinea rank
69th

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) over time

  • China
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 58.94 TDS, current US$ per person against 56.26 TDS, current US$ per person in China, a difference of 2.68 TDS, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

China ranks 71st and Papua New Guinea ranks 69th of 122 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 2.46 TDS, current US$ per person 41.97 TDS, current US$ per person 39.51 TDS, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 9.37 TDS, current US$ per person 53.86 TDS, current US$ per person 44.49 TDS, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 8.28 TDS, current US$ per person 25.09 TDS, current US$ per person 16.81 TDS, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 13.62 TDS, current US$ per person 15.73 TDS, current US$ per person 2.12 TDS, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 53.64 TDS, current US$ per person 61.98 TDS, current US$ per person 8.33 TDS, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), China or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 58.94 TDS, current US$ per person against 56.26 TDS, current US$ per person in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between China and Papua New Guinea?
2.68 TDS, current US$ per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Papua New Guinea?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do China and Papua New Guinea rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
China ranks 71st and Papua New Guinea ranks 69th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per capita
Unit
TDS, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
134 places, 6,413 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.