Papua New Guinea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth

Papua New Guinea
548.95 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
7.7 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
1st

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0200400600197119972024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 548.95 % change on previous year against 7.7 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 541.25 % change on previous year.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 71.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 27 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 1st of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s -46.82 % change on previous year 16.19 % change on previous year 63.01 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 41.03 % change on previous year 7.28 % change on previous year 33.76 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1990s 40.17 % change on previous year 10.04 % change on previous year 30.14 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s 15.35 % change on previous year 5.84 % change on previous year 9.51 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2010s 99.83 % change on previous year 7.05 % change on previous year 92.78 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s 208.91 % change on previous year 2.62 % change on previous year 206.29 % 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$), annual growth, Papua New Guinea or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Papua New Guinea, at 548.95 % change on previous year against 7.7 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth between Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
541.25 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth?
Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 1st of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.