Bulgaria vs Papua New Guinea: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Bulgaria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 65th and Papua New Guinea ranks 62nd of 123 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 6.0% | 0.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 2.4% | 0.9% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Bulgaria or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.2% against 2.1% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Bulgaria ranks 65th and Papua New Guinea ranks 62nd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national income. 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. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.