Jamaica vs Papua New Guinea: PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$)

Jamaica
-2.52 billion NFL, current US$
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-1.72 billion NFL, current US$
in 2025
Jamaica rank
89th
Papua New Guinea rank
86th

PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$) over time

  • Jamaica
  • Papua New Guinea
-2.5B02.5B5.0B7.5B197019972025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports -1.72 billion NFL, current US$ against -2.52 billion NFL, current US$ in Jamaica, a difference of 793.30 million NFL, current US$.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Jamaica ranks 89th and Papua New Guinea ranks 86th of 93 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s -76.12 million NFL, current US$ 3.65 million NFL, current US$ 79.77 million NFL, current US$ Papua New Guinea
1980s -814,600 NFL, current US$ 138.16 million NFL, current US$ 138.98 million NFL, current US$ Papua New Guinea
1990s 6.92 million NFL, current US$ 32.36 million NFL, current US$ 25.43 million NFL, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2000s -8.55 million NFL, current US$ 14.58 million NFL, current US$ 23.13 million NFL, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2010s 17.66 million NFL, current US$ 700.17 million NFL, current US$ 682.51 million NFL, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2020s -7.83 million NFL, current US$ -2.03 billion NFL, current US$ 2.03 billion NFL, current US$ Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher png, commercial banks and other creditors, Jamaica or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at -1.72 billion NFL, current US$ against -2.52 billion NFL, current US$ in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in png, commercial banks and other creditors between Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
793.30 million NFL, current US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for png, commercial banks and other creditors?
Jamaica ranks 89th and Papua New Guinea ranks 86th of 93 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 3,771 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Nonguaranteed long-term commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.