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

Papua New Guinea
7.25 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Rwanda
8.35 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
61st
Rwanda rank
58th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 8.35 billion DOD, current US$ against 7.25 billion DOD, current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.09 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 61st and Rwanda ranks 58th of 123 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 238.37 million DOD, current US$ 41.51 million DOD, current US$ 196.86 million DOD, current US$ Papua New Guinea
1980s 999.90 million DOD, current US$ 344.45 million DOD, current US$ 655.45 million DOD, current US$ Papua New Guinea
1990s 1.55 billion DOD, current US$ 918.69 million DOD, current US$ 635.50 million DOD, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2000s 1.29 billion DOD, current US$ 1.03 billion DOD, current US$ 262.03 million DOD, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.93 billion DOD, current US$ 2.05 billion DOD, current US$ 118.70 million DOD, current US$ Rwanda
2020s 6.47 billion DOD, current US$ 6.53 billion DOD, current US$ 60.99 million DOD, current US$ Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 8.35 billion DOD, current US$ against 7.25 billion DOD, current US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
1.09 billion DOD, current US$, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Papua New Guinea ranks 61st and Rwanda ranks 58th of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
135 places, 6,473 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Public and publicly guaranteed debt comprises long-term external obligations of public debtors, including the national government, Public Corporations, State Owned Enterprises, Development Banks and Other Mixed Enterprises, political subdivisions (or an agency of either), autonomous public bodies, and external obligations of private debtors that are guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.