Financial system deposits to GDP in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Financial system deposits to GDP was 27.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
27.0%
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
148th
of 185 countries
All-time high
35.3%
in 2012
All-time low
15.1%
in 1973
Years of data
48
1973–2020

Financial system deposits 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 financial system deposits to gdp in Papua New Guinea is 27.0%, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 35.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1973.

That places Papua New Guinea 148th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Financial system deposits to GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Financial system deposits to GDP (%) in Papua New Guinea, 1973 to 2020.
Year % Change
1973 15.1%
1974 23.8% +57.7%
1975 15.3% -35.7%
1976 18.9% +23.9%
1977 24.4% +29.0%
1978 22.7% -6.9%
1979 24.6% +8.1%
1980 22.1% -10.0%
1981 23.2% +5.1%
1982 23.0% -0.9%
1983 22.6% -1.6%
1984 25.1% +10.7%
1985 26.5% +5.6%
1986 28.9% +9.2%
1987 26.9% -6.7%
1988 26.8% -0.5%
1989 29.7% +10.9%
1990 30.5% +2.7%
1991 31.3% +2.5%
1992 30.5% -2.7%
1993 31.3% +2.7%
1994 26.8% -14.3%
1995 27.3% +1.9%
1996 30.9% +13.2%
1997 34.1% +10.1%
1998 31.4% -7.8%
1999 29.7% -5.4%
2000 29.0% -2.4%
2001 29.4% +1.5%
2002 27.5% -6.7%
2003 24.0% -12.5%
2004 27.7% +15.4%
2005 30.6% +10.3%
2006 25.5% -16.5%
2007 29.6% +16.1%
2008 29.8% +0.7%
2009 34.3% +15.0%
2010 31.0% -9.7%
2011 32.9% +6.3%
2012 35.3% +7.3%
2013 35.1% -0.7%
2014 30.2% -13.9%
2015 31.1% +3.0%
2016 31.9% +2.6%
2017 28.4% -11.0%
2018 24.8% -12.7%
2019 24.6% -0.7%
2020 27.0% +9.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 20.7% 15.1% 24.6% 7
1980s 25.5% 22.1% 29.7% 10
1990s 30.4% 26.8% 34.1% 10
2000s 28.7% 24.0% 34.3% 10
2010s 30.5% 24.6% 35.3% 10
2020s 27.0% 27.0% 27.0% 1

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 145 Eswatini 28.0% compare
  2. 146 Ethiopia 27.4% compare
  3. 147 Ukraine 27.3% compare
  4. 149 Belarus 26.9% compare
  5. 150 Comoros 26.6% compare
  6. 151 Azerbaijan 25.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is financial system deposits to gdp in Papua New Guinea?
Financial system deposits to gdp in Papua New Guinea was 27.0% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1973.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 148th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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 Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Financial system deposits to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 8,595 data points, 1960–2021
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Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions 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 demand and time and saving deposits, 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. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); 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).