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

Bulgaria
0.0198 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0202 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
66th
Papua New Guinea rank
64th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0202 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0198 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0004 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 66th and Papua New Guinea ranks 64th of 122 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0539 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0507 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0032 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
1990s 0.0503 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0558 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0055 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0373 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0332 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0042 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2010s 0.0128 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0064 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0064 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2020s 0.0149 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0081 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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), Bulgaria or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0202 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0198 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?
0.0004 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Bulgaria ranks 66th and Papua New Guinea ranks 64th 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 unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
134 places, 6,246 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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