Jamaica vs Papua New Guinea: External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$)

Jamaica
2.45 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2.50 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Jamaica rank
59th
Papua New Guinea rank
57th

External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) over time

  • Jamaica
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.50 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.45 billion DOD, current US$ in Jamaica, a difference of 53.11 million DOD, current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 59th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 98 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 619.09 million DOD, current US$ 236.00 million DOD, current US$ 383.09 million DOD, current US$ Jamaica
1980s 57.60 million DOD, current US$ 679.08 million DOD, current US$ 621.48 million DOD, current US$ Papua New Guinea
1990s 97.97 million DOD, current US$ 1.07 billion DOD, current US$ 971.53 million DOD, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2000s 914.64 million DOD, current US$ 358.63 million DOD, current US$ 556.01 million DOD, current US$ Jamaica
2010s 3.05 billion DOD, current US$ 14.36 billion DOD, current US$ 11.32 billion DOD, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2020s 2.66 billion DOD, current US$ 7.46 billion DOD, current US$ 4.80 billion DOD, current US$ Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (png), Jamaica or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 2.50 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.45 billion DOD, current US$ in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (png) between Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
53.11 million DOD, current US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (png)?
Jamaica ranks 59th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,979 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Private nonguaranteed external debt comprises long-term external obligations of private debtors that are not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.