Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita

Afghanistan
10.38 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
11.45 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
101st
Papua New Guinea rank
99th

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 11.45 DOD, current US$ per person against 10.38 DOD, current US$ per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.07 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 101st and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 121 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 0.765 DOD, current US$ per person 13.3 DOD, current US$ per person 12.54 DOD, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 7.36 DOD, current US$ per person 47.04 DOD, current US$ per person 39.69 DOD, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 10.53 DOD, current US$ per person 128.63 DOD, current US$ per person 118.1 DOD, current US$ per person 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$), per capita, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 11.45 DOD, current US$ per person against 10.38 DOD, current US$ per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
1.07 DOD, current US$ per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 101st and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,256 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.