New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP

New Zealand
29.95
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
30.55
in 2015
New Zealand rank
149th
Papua New Guinea rank
146th

Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP over time

  • New Zealand
  • Papua New Guinea
050100150200250186019372015

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 30.55 against 29.95 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.6.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1973 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 149th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 45.82 22.11 23.72 New Zealand
1980s 61.61 44.31 17.3 New Zealand
1990s 51.24 56.28 5.04 Papua New Guinea
2000s 20.52 43.07 22.55 Papua New Guinea
2010s 30.24 22.75 7.49 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 30.55 against 29.95 in New Zealand as of 2015.
What is the difference in gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
0.6, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
43 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2015.
How do New Zealand and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
New Zealand ranks 149th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
190 places, 9,624 data points, 1800–2015
Last refreshed

The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.