How does Papua New Guinea rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Papua New Guinea ranks 50th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Papua New Guinea: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.3726 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.3726 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 20.4%

World rank

50th

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.9925 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2013

All-time low

0.121 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.3726 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

The figure is down 20.4% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.9925 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.121 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2008.

That places Papua New Guinea 50th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.3234 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.5673 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+75.4%
1972	0.5764 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1973	0.4046 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.8%
1974	0.3444 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.9%
1975	0.373 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
1976	0.3254 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
1977	0.3333 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1978	0.2568 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.9%
1979	0.2427 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1980	0.2451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1981	0.3792 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+54.7%
1982	0.5802 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+53.0%
1983	0.6764 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.6%
1984	0.7249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
1985	0.7994 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
1986	0.7202 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
1987	0.6867 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1988	0.5768 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.0%
1989	0.6058 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
1990	0.7644 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.2%
1991	0.6853 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
1992	0.7578 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
1993	0.5951 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.5%
1994	0.4866 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.2%
1995	0.513 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1996	0.47 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1997	0.4837 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1998	0.6623 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+36.9%
1999	0.7263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
2000	0.6259 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
2001	0.6041 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2002	0.5594 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2003	0.4621 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
2004	0.4102 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
2005	0.3392 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.3%
2006	0.1989 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-41.4%
2007	0.1406 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.3%
2008	0.121 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
2009	0.1257 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2010	0.3775 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+200.4%
2011	0.6821 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+80.7%
2012	0.6794 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2013	0.9925 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+46.1%
2014	0.8375 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
2015	0.9161 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
2016	0.8871 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2017	0.7461 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.9%
2018	0.7086 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2019	0.7238 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2020	0.7165 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2021	0.6091 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.0%
2022	0.4962 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.5%
2023	0.4682 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2024	0.3726 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.3747 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2427 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5764 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.5995 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7994 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.6145 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.47 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7644 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.3587 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.121 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6259 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.7551 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3775 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9925 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.5325 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3726 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7165 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

47 Tajikistan 0.3882 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
48 Dominican Republic 0.3872 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
49 Republic of Moldova 0.3786 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
51 Ghana 0.3618 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
52 Côte d'Ivoire 0.3615 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
53 Morocco 0.3562 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)
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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea was 0.3726 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 0.9925 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.121 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Papua New Guinea ranks 50th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.