Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita was 30.64 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 30.64 TDS, current US$ per person for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 331.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 30.64 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0116 TDS, current US$ per person, in 1970.
Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 122 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.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0116 TDS, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0678 TDS, current US$ per person | +485.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2481 TDS, current US$ per person | +265.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5527 TDS, current US$ per person | +122.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8123 TDS, current US$ per person | +47.0% |
| 1975 | 1.21 TDS, current US$ per person | +49.1% |
| 1976 | 1.59 TDS, current US$ per person | +31.5% |
| 1977 | 1.88 TDS, current US$ per person | +18.0% |
| 1978 | 2.24 TDS, current US$ per person | +19.1% |
| 1979 | 2.46 TDS, current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 2.74 TDS, current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 3.01 TDS, current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 3.31 TDS, current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 3.66 TDS, current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 4.12 TDS, current US$ per person | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 4.6 TDS, current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 6.01 TDS, current US$ per person | +30.7% |
| 1987 | 10.03 TDS, current US$ per person | +66.7% |
| 1988 | 17.26 TDS, current US$ per person | +72.1% |
| 1989 | 14.31 TDS, current US$ per person | -17.1% |
| 1990 | 15.96 TDS, current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 17.39 TDS, current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 20.04 TDS, current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 23.73 TDS, current US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 1994 | 23.38 TDS, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 19.54 TDS, current US$ per person | -16.4% |
| 1996 | 18 TDS, current US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 16.21 TDS, current US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 15.38 TDS, current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 16.19 TDS, current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 15.23 TDS, current US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 13.58 TDS, current US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 12.6 TDS, current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 11.86 TDS, current US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 11.17 TDS, current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 10.78 TDS, current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 16.12 TDS, current US$ per person | +49.5% |
| 2007 | 23.69 TDS, current US$ per person | +46.9% |
| 2008 | 11.2 TDS, current US$ per person | -52.7% |
| 2009 | 6.58 TDS, current US$ per person | -41.2% |
| 2010 | 6.23 TDS, current US$ per person | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 6.59 TDS, current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 6.59 TDS, current US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.9 TDS, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 7.1 TDS, current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 7.02 TDS, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 7.22 TDS, current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 8.16 TDS, current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 9.58 TDS, current US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 12.19 TDS, current US$ per person | +27.3% |
| 2020 | 11.45 TDS, current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 11.84 TDS, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 15.45 TDS, current US$ per person | +30.5% |
| 2023 | 25.29 TDS, current US$ per person | +63.7% |
| 2024 | 30.64 TDS, current US$ per person | +21.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 30.64 TDS, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.61 TDS, current US$ per person, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 30.64 TDS, current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.52 TDS, current US$ per person, 1.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +485.8% | 0.0116 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.0678 TDS, current US$ per person |
| 1972 | +265.9% | 0.0678 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.2481 TDS, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.11 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.0116 TDS, current US$ per person | 2.46 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.9 TDS, current US$ per person | 2.74 TDS, current US$ per person | 17.26 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.58 TDS, current US$ per person | 15.38 TDS, current US$ per person | 23.73 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.28 TDS, current US$ per person | 6.58 TDS, current US$ per person | 23.69 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.76 TDS, current US$ per person | 6.23 TDS, current US$ per person | 12.19 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.93 TDS, current US$ per person | 11.45 TDS, current US$ per person | 30.64 TDS, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 52 Uzbekistan 41.38 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 53 Guatemala 35.58 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 54 Mexico 30.81 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 56 Lebanon 30.38 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 57 Senegal 28.41 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 58 Philippines 27.74 TDS, current US$ per person 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 multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita in Papua New Guinea was 30.64 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 30.64 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0116 TDS, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 55th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 331.8%. 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 Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Multilateral debt service International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.