Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Domestic Claims

Ghana
3.84 billion
in 2006
Papua New Guinea
5.53 billion
in 2008
Ghana rank
152nd
Papua New Guinea rank
150th

Domestic Claims over time

  • Ghana
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.53 billion against 3.84 billion in Ghana, a difference of 1.69 billion.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Ghana's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 152nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 150th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 341,816 181.80 million 181.46 million Papua New Guinea
1980s 10.60 million 617.97 million 607.37 million Papua New Guinea
1990s 211.84 million 1.90 billion 1.69 billion Papua New Guinea
2000s 2.11 billion 3.15 billion 1.04 billion Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 5.53 billion against 3.84 billion in Ghana as of 2008.
What is the difference in domestic claims between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
1.69 billion, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2006.
How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for domestic claims?
Ghana ranks 152nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 150th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
181 places, 7,497 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.