Guatemala vs Papua New Guinea: Multilateral debt service
Multilateral debt service over time
- Guatemala
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 57.6% against 52.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 123 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.8% | 14.7% | 33.1% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 44.0% | 16.0% | 28.1% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 36.4% | 13.8% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 59.0% | 53.2% | 5.8% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 56.0% | 18.2% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 53.1% | 35.1% | 18.0% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multilateral debt service, Guatemala or Papua New Guinea?
- Guatemala, at 57.6% against 52.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in multilateral debt service between Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?
- 5.6%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Papua New Guinea rank globally for multilateral debt service?
- Guatemala ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.