Cape Verde vs Papua New Guinea: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Cape Verde
517.69 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
527.68 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
78th
Papua New Guinea rank
77th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Cape Verde
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 527.68 million DOD, current US$ against 517.69 million DOD, current US$ in Cape Verde, a difference of 9.99 million DOD, current US$.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 78th and Papua New Guinea ranks 77th of 123 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.81 million DOD, current US$ | 129.84 million DOD, current US$ | 127.03 million DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 9.89 million DOD, current US$ | 148.37 million DOD, current US$ | 138.48 million DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.93 million DOD, current US$ | 94.30 million DOD, current US$ | 92.37 million DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 268.51 million DOD, current US$ | 409.14 million DOD, current US$ | 140.63 million DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 408.07 million DOD, current US$ | 1.17 billion DOD, current US$ | 762.20 million DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Cape Verde or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 527.68 million DOD, current US$ against 517.69 million DOD, current US$ in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea?
- 9.99 million DOD, current US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Cape Verde ranks 78th and Papua New Guinea ranks 77th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.