Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims

Papua New Guinea
-82.64 million
in 2008
Samoa
-111.10 million
in 2009
Papua New Guinea rank
117th
Samoa rank
118th

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
0500.0M1.0B1.5B196119852009

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports -82.64 million against -111.10 million in Samoa, a difference of 28.46 million.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Samoa ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 117th and Samoa ranks 118th of 178 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 5.39 million 3.29 million 2.10 million Papua New Guinea
1980s 40.30 million -828,079 41.12 million Papua New Guinea
1990s 592.80 million -72.78 million 665.58 million Papua New Guinea
2000s 850.84 million -87.91 million 938.74 million Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
Papua New Guinea, at -82.64 million against -111.10 million in Samoa as of 2008.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
28.46 million, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2008.
How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims?
Papua New Guinea ranks 117th and Samoa ranks 118th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
181 places, 7,486 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.