Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square was 12,456 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 12,456 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.6% on the previous year and up 346.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in Papua New Guinea peaked at 12,456 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.59 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1970.
Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.59 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 134.04 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +101.3% |
| 1972 | 232.7 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +73.6% |
| 1973 | 274.28 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1974 | 258.13 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 224.48 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1976 | 234.84 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 245.34 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 305.02 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1979 | 232.42 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1980 | 330.77 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 1981 | 407.15 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1982 | 513.82 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1983 | 633.22 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1984 | 910.83 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 1985 | 750.69 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1986 | 710.75 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 785.06 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 1,100 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 1989 | 1,139 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 1,221 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 1,114 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 1,463 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1993 | 1,881 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 1,981 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 1,383 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 1996 | 1,080 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1997 | 1,174 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 688.38 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 1999 | 468.94 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 2000 | 673.56 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 2001 | 594.09 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 610.26 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 422.54 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2004 | 555.8 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2005 | 679.68 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 720.46 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 2,225 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +208.8% |
| 2008 | 2,150 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 1,198 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -44.3% |
| 2010 | 1,792 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +49.6% |
| 2011 | 2,614 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +45.9% |
| 2012 | 1,067 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -59.2% |
| 2013 | 2,790 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +161.4% |
| 2014 | 2,580 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 2,425 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 7,328 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +202.2% |
| 2017 | 6,151 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 6,137 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 5,218 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 5,985 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 8,946 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 2022 | 9,838 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 12,456 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 220.78 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 66.59 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 305.02 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 728.11 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 330.77 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,139 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,246 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 468.94 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,981 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 983 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 422.54 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,225 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,810 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,067 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,328 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,306 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,985 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,456 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 52 Uganda 13,552 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 53 Ukraine 13,402 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 54 Morocco 12,974 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 56 Senegal 12,098 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 57 Fiji 11,967 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 58 Côte d'Ivoire 11,420 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More external debt data for Papua New Guinea
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 31.68 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 2.99 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.001 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 154,000 NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in Papua New Guinea?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in Papua New Guinea was 12,456 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 12,456 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.59 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 55th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 346.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.