Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum was 11.14 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2018
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 11.14 for government bonds, rate, percent per annum in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Papua New Guinea peaked at 11.66 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2005.
Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | — |
| 2006 | 8.17 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 8.42 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 9.24 | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 11.66 | +26.2% |
| 2010 | 10.86 | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 8.92 | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 9.06 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 8.13 | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 10.15 | +24.8% |
| 2015 | 10.79 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 11.09 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 10.95 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 11.14 | +1.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 11.14 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.45, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 11.14 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.85, 2.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1 | 8 | 11.66 | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.12 | 8.13 | 11.14 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 8 Samoa 13.5
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 13.03
- 10 Venezuela 12.95 compare
- 12 Bangladesh 11.08 compare
- 13 Sri Lanka 10.46 compare
- 14 South Africa 10.43 compare
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 government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Papua New Guinea?
- Government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Papua New Guinea was 11.14 in 2018, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government bonds, rate, percent per annum recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.66 in 2009.
- What is the lowest government bonds, rate, percent per annum recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2005.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for government bonds, rate, percent per annum?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 11th out of 65 countries with data for 2018.
- Is government bonds, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.