Papua New Guinea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of

Papua New Guinea
0.191 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0461 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
00.050.10.150.2197019972024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.191 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0461 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1449 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 4.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 121 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0759 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.011 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0649 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.1161 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0281 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0879 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.1272 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0274 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0998 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0722 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0243 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0479 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0799 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.026 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0539 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.1567 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0401 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1167 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$), per unit of, Papua New Guinea or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.191 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0461 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of between Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.1449 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
Papua New Guinea ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
133 places, 6,252 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.