Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita

Papua New Guinea
1,085 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
1,077 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
61st
Vanuatu rank
63rd

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1,085 DOD, current US$ per person against 1,077 DOD, current US$ per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 8 DOD, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 61st and Vanuatu ranks 63rd of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 511.38 DOD, current US$ per person 65.87 DOD, current US$ per person 445.5 DOD, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 580.82 DOD, current US$ per person 252.91 DOD, current US$ per person 327.91 DOD, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 261.29 DOD, current US$ per person 381.22 DOD, current US$ per person 119.93 DOD, current US$ per person Vanuatu
2010s 1,874 DOD, current US$ per person 683.92 DOD, current US$ per person 1,190 DOD, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 1,469 DOD, current US$ per person 1,171 DOD, current US$ per person 298.01 DOD, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu?
Papua New Guinea, at 1,085 DOD, current US$ per person against 1,077 DOD, current US$ per person in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
8 DOD, current US$ per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 61st and Vanuatu ranks 63rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.