Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Debt service on external debt, total
Kenya
5.67 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
5.88 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
Kenya rank
30th
Papua New Guinea rank
29th
Debt service on external debt, total over time
- Kenya
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.88 billion TDS, current US$ against 5.67 billion TDS, current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 213.31 million TDS, current US$.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 147.49 million TDS, current US$ | 99.98 million TDS, current US$ | 47.51 million TDS, current US$ | Kenya |
| 1980s | 594.54 million TDS, current US$ | 329.73 million TDS, current US$ | 264.81 million TDS, current US$ | Kenya |
| 1990s | 744.99 million TDS, current US$ | 564.12 million TDS, current US$ | 180.87 million TDS, current US$ | Kenya |
| 2000s | 478.22 million TDS, current US$ | 445.16 million TDS, current US$ | 33.06 million TDS, current US$ | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.41 billion TDS, current US$ | 1.73 billion TDS, current US$ | 316.71 million TDS, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.63 billion TDS, current US$ | 4.55 billion TDS, current US$ | 916.49 million TDS, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service on external debt, total, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5.88 billion TDS, current US$ against 5.67 billion TDS, current US$ in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 213.31 million TDS, current US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for debt service on external debt, total?
- Kenya ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Data are in current U.S. dollars.