Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: PNG, commercial banks and other creditors

Nigeria
-1.86 billion NFL, current US$
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-3.00 billion NFL, current US$
in 2024
Nigeria rank
85th
Papua New Guinea rank
87th

PNG, commercial banks and other creditors over time

  • Nigeria
  • Papua New Guinea
-2.5B02.5B5.0B7.5B197019972024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports -1.86 billion NFL, current US$ against -3.00 billion NFL, current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.14 billion NFL, current US$.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Nigeria ranks 85th and Papua New Guinea ranks 87th of 93 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 58.90 million NFL, current US$ 3.65 million NFL, current US$ 55.25 million NFL, current US$ Nigeria
1980s 79.46 million NFL, current US$ 138.16 million NFL, current US$ 58.71 million NFL, current US$ Papua New Guinea
1990s -16.57 million NFL, current US$ 32.36 million NFL, current US$ 48.92 million NFL, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2000s 1.00 billion NFL, current US$ 14.58 million NFL, current US$ 987.68 million NFL, current US$ Nigeria
2010s 1.41 billion NFL, current US$ 1.44 billion NFL, current US$ 29.84 million NFL, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2020s 420.42 million NFL, current US$ -2.08 billion NFL, current US$ 2.51 billion NFL, current US$ Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher png, commercial banks and other creditors, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
Nigeria, at -1.86 billion NFL, current US$ against -3.00 billion NFL, current US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in png, commercial banks and other creditors between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
1.14 billion NFL, current US$, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for png, commercial banks and other creditors?
Nigeria ranks 85th and Papua New Guinea ranks 87th of 93 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$). 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
105 places, 3,618 data points, 1970–2024
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.