Congo vs Papua New Guinea: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Congo
516.45 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
527.68 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Congo rank
79th
Papua New Guinea rank
77th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 527.68 million DOD, current US$ against 516.45 million DOD, current US$ in Congo, a difference of 11.22 million DOD, current US$.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 79th and Papua New Guinea ranks 77th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 112.26 million DOD, current US$ | 45.00 million DOD, current US$ | 67.26 million DOD, current US$ | Congo |
| 1980s | 453.14 million DOD, current US$ | 123.26 million DOD, current US$ | 329.88 million DOD, current US$ | Congo |
| 1990s | 805.22 million DOD, current US$ | 148.37 million DOD, current US$ | 656.84 million DOD, current US$ | Congo |
| 2000s | 733.41 million DOD, current US$ | 94.30 million DOD, current US$ | 639.11 million DOD, current US$ | Congo |
| 2010s | 229.35 million DOD, current US$ | 409.14 million DOD, current US$ | 179.80 million DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 342.41 million DOD, current US$ | 1.17 billion DOD, current US$ | 827.86 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, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 527.68 million DOD, current US$ against 516.45 million DOD, current US$ in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 11.22 million DOD, current US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Congo ranks 79th and Papua New Guinea ranks 77th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.