Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Ghana
0.3618 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.3726 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ghana rank
51st
Papua New Guinea rank
50th

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

  • Ghana
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.3726 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3618 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.0108 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Ghana ranks 51st and Papua New Guinea ranks 50th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2423 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3747 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1324 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.3398 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5995 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2597 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.6681 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6145 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0536 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
2000s 0.6818 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3587 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3231 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
2010s 0.4598 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7551 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2953 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.443 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5325 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0895 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of gdp, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.3726 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3618 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
0.0108 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Ghana ranks 51st and Papua New Guinea ranks 50th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, 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.