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$), per unit of GDP over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.3726 DOD, current US$ 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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About this data
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.