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

Papua New Guinea
548.95 % change on previous year
in 2024
Vanuatu
118.78 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
3rd
Vanuatu rank
6th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 548.95 % change on previous year against 118.78 % change on previous year in Vanuatu, a difference of 430.17 % change on previous year.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 4.6 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd and Vanuatu ranks 6th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 29.91 % change on previous year 5.92 % change on previous year 24 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1990s 40.17 % change on previous year 20.17 % change on previous year 20.01 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s 20.8 % change on previous year 42.12 % change on previous year 21.33 % change on previous year Vanuatu
2010s 99.83 % change on previous year 24.6 % change on previous year 75.23 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s 208.91 % change on previous year 31.78 % change on previous year 177.13 % 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$), annual growth, Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu?
Papua New Guinea, at 548.95 % change on previous year against 118.78 % change on previous year in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
430.17 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth?
Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd and Vanuatu ranks 6th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.