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

Papua New Guinea
30.55
in 2015
Syria
30.02
in 2010
Papua New Guinea rank
146th
Syria rank
148th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Syria
050100150200197019922015

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 30.55 against 30.02 in Syria, a difference of 0.53.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 146th and Syria ranks 148th of 188 countries.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 22.11 46.4 24.29 Syria
1980s 44.31 114.86 70.55 Syria
1990s 56.28 162.14 105.86 Syria
2000s 43.07 88.23 45.16 Syria
2010s 17.34 30.02 12.68 Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp, Papua New Guinea or Syria?
Papua New Guinea, at 30.55 against 30.02 in Syria as of 2015.
What is the difference in gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp between Papua New Guinea and Syria?
0.53, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Syria?
38 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2010.
How do Papua New Guinea and Syria rank globally for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 146th and Syria ranks 148th 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.