Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Papua New Guinea
0.2354 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
0.2438 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
65th
South Africa rank
62nd

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.2438 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2354 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0084 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 65th and South Africa ranks 62nd of 122 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3407 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0685 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2722 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.2835 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0736 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0883 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1728 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0846 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 0.2255 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2447 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0191 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.2438 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2354 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
0.0084 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Papua New Guinea ranks 65th and South Africa ranks 62nd of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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
134 places, 6,289 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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.