Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Papua New Guinea
527.68 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Rwanda
549.98 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
77th
Rwanda rank
75th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 549.98 million DOD, current US$ against 527.68 million DOD, current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 22.30 million DOD, current US$.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Rwanda ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 77th and Rwanda ranks 75th of 123 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.00 million DOD, current US$ | 11.75 million DOD, current US$ | 33.25 million DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 123.26 million DOD, current US$ | 30.00 million DOD, current US$ | 93.26 million DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 148.37 million DOD, current US$ | 49.21 million DOD, current US$ | 99.17 million DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 94.30 million DOD, current US$ | 23.40 million DOD, current US$ | 70.90 million DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 409.14 million DOD, current US$ | 149.04 million DOD, current US$ | 260.10 million DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.17 billion DOD, current US$ | 439.25 million DOD, current US$ | 731.01 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, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 549.98 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 Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 22.30 million DOD, current US$, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 77th and Rwanda ranks 75th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.