Barbados vs Papua New Guinea: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Barbados
0.3129 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.341 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Barbados rank
143rd
Papua New Guinea rank
141st
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.341 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.3129 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Barbados, a difference of 0.0281 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Barbados ranks 143rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 141st of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.006 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1423 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1484 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0068 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1089 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1021 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0378 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0879 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0501 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.476 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5336 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0575 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.2909 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3098 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0189 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.3536 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3282 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0254 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Barbados or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.341 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.3129 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Barbados and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0281 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Papua New Guinea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 143rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 141st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.