Congo vs Papua New Guinea: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth

Congo
233.01 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
548.95 % change on previous year
in 2024
Congo rank
5th
Papua New Guinea rank
3rd

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth over time

  • Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
0200400600197119972024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 548.95 % change on previous year against 233.01 % change on previous year in Congo, a difference of 315.94 % change on previous year.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.4 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 27 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 5th and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 26.22 % change on previous year -46.82 % change on previous year 73.04 % change on previous year Congo
1980s 31.65 % change on previous year 41.03 % change on previous year 9.39 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1990s 8.98 % change on previous year 40.17 % change on previous year 31.19 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s -11.78 % change on previous year 15.35 % change on previous year 27.14 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2010s 7.93 % change on previous year 99.83 % change on previous year 91.9 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s 45.08 % change on previous year 208.91 % change on previous year 163.83 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 548.95 % change on previous year against 233.01 % change on previous year in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
315.94 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth?
Congo ranks 5th and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 5,849 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.