Iran vs Papua New Guinea: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Iran
0.0048 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0039 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Iran rank
100th
Papua New Guinea rank
102nd

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

  • Iran
  • Papua New Guinea
00.10.20.3197620002024

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.0048 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0039 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 13 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Iran ranks 100th and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0217 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.045 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0234 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0826 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0342 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0483 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Iran
2000s 0.0304 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0186 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0118 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Iran
2010s 0.0074 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0193 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0119 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0056 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0458 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0402 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of gdp, Iran or Papua New Guinea?
Iran, at 0.0048 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0039 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Iran and Papua New Guinea?
0.0009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Papua New Guinea?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Iran and Papua New Guinea rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Iran ranks 100th and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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