Assets, Claims on Private sector (OFCS) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Assets, Claims on Private sector (OFCS) was 2.96 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Assets, Claims on Private sector (OFCS) in Papua New Guinea, 2009–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, assets, claims on private sector (ofcs) in Papua New Guinea stood at 2.96 billion.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assets, claims on private sector (ofcs) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3.12 billion in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.07 billion, in 2009.
That places Papua New Guinea 54th out of 66 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Assets, Claims on Private sector (OFCS) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.07 billion | — |
| 2010 | 1.20 billion | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 1.40 billion | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 1.71 billion | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 2.06 billion | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 2.66 billion | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 2.95 billion | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 3.01 billion | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.09 billion | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.12 billion | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.90 billion | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 2.80 billion | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.87 billion | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 2.78 billion | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.21 billion | -20.6% |
| 2024 | 2.77 billion | +25.1% |
| 2025 | 2.96 billion | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 billion | 1.07 billion | 1.07 billion | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.41 billion | 1.20 billion | 3.12 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.73 billion | 2.21 billion | 2.96 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More financial sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0543 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is assets, claims on private sector (ofcs) in Papua New Guinea?
- Assets, claims on private sector (ofcs) in Papua New Guinea was 2.96 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest assets, claims on private sector (ofcs) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.12 billion in 2018.
- What is the lowest assets, claims on private sector (ofcs) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 billion in 2009.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for assets, claims on private sector (ofcs)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 54th out of 66 countries with data for 2025.
- Is assets, claims on private sector (ofcs) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Assets, Claims on Private sector (OFCS) (Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.