Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$), per capita

Papua New Guinea
55.21 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
South Africa
53.54 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
95th
South Africa rank
97th

IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 55.21 DOD, current US$ per person against 53.54 DOD, current US$ per person in South Africa, a difference of 1.67 DOD, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 95th and South Africa ranks 97th of 122 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 66.98 DOD, current US$ per person 0.0076 DOD, current US$ per person 66.97 DOD, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 49.44 DOD, current US$ per person 0.391 DOD, current US$ per person 49.05 DOD, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 32.85 DOD, current US$ per person 29.36 DOD, current US$ per person 3.48 DOD, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 53.68 DOD, current US$ per person 40.67 DOD, current US$ per person 13.01 DOD, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ibrd loans and ida credits (dod, current us$), per capita, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
Papua New Guinea, at 55.21 DOD, current US$ per person against 53.54 DOD, current US$ per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in ibrd loans and ida credits (dod, current us$), per capita between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
1.67 DOD, current US$ per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for ibrd loans and ida credits (dod, current us$), per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 95th and South Africa ranks 97th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,298 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.