Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP was 31.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
31.6%
Change on year
up 16.0%
World rank
136th
of 187 countries
All-time high
37.1%
in 1997
All-time low
15.9%
in 1978
Years of data
48
1973–2020

Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1973–2020

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Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Papua New Guinea is 31.6%, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 37.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1978.

That places Papua New Guinea 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%) in Papua New Guinea, 1973 to 2020.
Year % Change
1973 17.5%
1974 18.4% +5.0%
1975 18.6% +1.4%
1976 16.5% -11.5%
1977 17.6% +6.9%
1978 15.9% -9.8%
1979 17.4% +9.8%
1980 22.9% +31.6%
1981 26.4% +15.0%
1982 26.2% -0.4%
1983 25.2% -3.9%
1984 26.7% +5.9%
1985 26.7% +0.0%
1986 31.2% +16.7%
1987 29.7% -4.8%
1988 30.5% +2.6%
1989 34.4% +13.0%
1990 35.0% +1.6%
1991 36.5% +4.2%
1992 35.3% -3.1%
1993 33.4% -5.6%
1994 31.2% -6.5%
1995 31.6% +1.4%
1996 34.3% +8.5%
1997 37.1% +8.3%
1998 34.3% -7.7%
1999 28.4% -17.2%
2000 29.4% +3.4%
2001 27.7% -5.6%
2002 24.9% -10.2%
2003 24.1% -3.1%
2004 26.5% +10.1%
2005 27.9% +5.3%
2006 20.5% -26.7%
2007 22.4% +9.4%
2008 27.4% +22.5%
2009 27.5% +0.3%
2010 25.4% -7.8%
2011 25.8% +1.5%
2012 27.8% +7.9%
2013 33.3% +19.6%
2014 31.1% -6.4%
2015 33.4% +7.3%
2016 33.6% +0.5%
2017 30.0% -10.6%
2018 27.7% -7.8%
2019 27.3% -1.4%
2020 31.6% +16.0%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 31.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30.6%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 31.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.3%, 38% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 17.4% 15.9% 18.6% 7
1980s 28.0% 22.9% 34.4% 10
1990s 33.7% 28.4% 37.1% 10
2000s 25.8% 20.5% 29.4% 10
2010s 29.5% 25.4% 33.6% 10
2020s 31.6% 31.6% 31.6% 1

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 133 Gambia 32.1% compare
  2. 134 Ireland 32.0% compare
  3. 135 Uruguay 31.7% compare
  4. 137 Guyana 31.6% compare
  5. 138 Ukraine 30.4% compare
  6. 139 Republic of Moldova 30.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Papua New Guinea?
Deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Papua New Guinea was 31.6% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 1997.
What is the lowest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1978.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
Is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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 Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,670 data points, 1960–2021
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Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is deposit money bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Deposit money bank assets (IFS lines 22, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).