Lower middle income vs Papua New Guinea: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of over time
- Lower middle income
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.191 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0458 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.1452 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 4.2 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 4th and Papua New Guinea ranks 4th of 12 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0173 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0759 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0586 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0353 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1161 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0808 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0417 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1272 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0854 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0342 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0722 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.038 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0292 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0799 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0507 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.038 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1567 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1187 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, total (tds, current us$), per unit of, Lower middle income or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.191 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0458 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of between Lower middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1452 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
- Lower middle income ranks 4th and Papua New Guinea ranks 4th of 12 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Debt service on external debt, total (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.