Nepal vs Papua New Guinea: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Nepal
546.96 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
527.68 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Nepal rank
76th
Papua New Guinea rank
77th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Nepal
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 546.96 million DOD, current US$ against 527.68 million DOD, current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 19.28 million DOD, current US$.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Nepal ranks 76th and Papua New Guinea ranks 77th of 123 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.00 million DOD, current US$ | 60.00 million DOD, current US$ | 43.00 million DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 28.41 million DOD, current US$ | 123.26 million DOD, current US$ | 94.84 million DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 28.89 million DOD, current US$ | 148.37 million DOD, current US$ | 119.48 million DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 49.80 million DOD, current US$ | 94.30 million DOD, current US$ | 44.50 million DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 264.41 million DOD, current US$ | 409.14 million DOD, current US$ | 144.73 million DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 478.19 million DOD, current US$ | 1.17 billion DOD, current US$ | 692.07 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, Nepal or Papua New Guinea?
- Nepal, at 546.96 million DOD, current US$ against 527.68 million DOD, current US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 19.28 million DOD, current US$, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Papua New Guinea rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Nepal ranks 76th and Papua New Guinea ranks 77th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.