Net (assets less liabilities), Net Claims on Central Government (OFCS) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Net (assets less liabilities), Net Claims on Central Government (OFCS) was 10.37 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net (assets less liabilities), Net Claims on Central Government (OFCS) in Papua New Guinea, 2009–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 10.37 billion for net (assets less liabilities), net claims on central government (ofcs) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 239.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net (assets less liabilities), net claims on central government (ofcs) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 10.37 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 749.97 million, in 2009.
Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 66 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.
Net (assets less liabilities), Net Claims on Central Government (OFCS) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 749.97 million | — |
| 2010 | 928.94 million | +23.9% |
| 2011 | 1.23 billion | +32.1% |
| 2012 | 1.63 billion | +32.8% |
| 2013 | 1.89 billion | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 2.59 billion | +37.0% |
| 2015 | 3.06 billion | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 3.10 billion | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 4.00 billion | +28.8% |
| 2018 | 4.77 billion | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 6.18 billion | +29.6% |
| 2020 | 6.94 billion | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 7.31 billion | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 8.11 billion | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 8.71 billion | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 10.13 billion | +16.3% |
| 2025 | 10.37 billion | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 749.97 million | 749.97 million | 749.97 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.94 billion | 928.94 million | 6.18 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.60 billion | 6.94 billion | 10.37 billion | 6 |
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- 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 net (assets less liabilities), net claims on central government (ofcs) in Papua New Guinea?
- Net (assets less liabilities), net claims on central government (ofcs) in Papua New Guinea was 10.37 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest net (assets less liabilities), net claims on central government (ofcs) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.37 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest net (assets less liabilities), net claims on central government (ofcs) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 749.97 million in 2009.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for net (assets less liabilities), net claims on central government (ofcs)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 39th out of 66 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net (assets less liabilities), net claims on central government (ofcs) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 239.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Net (assets less liabilities), Net Claims on Central Government (OFCS) (Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Other Financial Corporations (OFCs) dataset presents the balance sheet of OFCs highlighting their financial linkages with other economic sectors and nonresidents.