Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: 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
Zambia
0.1546 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
4th
Zambia rank
7th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.191 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1546 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.0364 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 7th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0759 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0813 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0054 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1980s 0.1161 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0943 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0218 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.1272 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1474 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0202 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.0722 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0417 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0306 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0799 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0324 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0475 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.1567 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.086 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0707 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$), per unit of, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.191 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1546 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
0.0364 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
Papua New Guinea ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 7th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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.