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
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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.