Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP was 16.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 16.0% for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in 2020.
The figure is up 25.6% on the previous year and up 115.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 16.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1985.
Papua New Guinea ranks 65th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.2% | — |
| 1981 | 4.2% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | -26.0% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | +50.7% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | -11.0% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | +21.9% |
| 1991 | 7.0% | +60.8% |
| 1992 | 9.7% | +37.4% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 10.1% | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | +22.5% |
| 1997 | 13.5% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 9.5% | -29.3% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | -23.4% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +41.2% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +25.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 16.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 16.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.0%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7% | 2.6% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 4.4% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.8% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 7.4% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
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 credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Papua New Guinea?
- Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Papua New Guinea was 16.0% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1985.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 65th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. (IFS line 22A + line 22B + line 22C) / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).