International debt issues to GDP (%) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: International debt issues to GDP (%) was 2.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International debt issues to GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 2.1% for international debt issues to gdp in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, international debt issues to gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 5.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1993.
That places Papua New Guinea 112th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International debt issues to GDP (%) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.0% | — |
| 1981 | 4.9% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 4.9% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 3.4% | -30.5% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | -14.4% |
| 1985 | 2.8% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | +14.1% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | -33.9% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | +16.4% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | -54.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +128.2% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +5.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 18% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.1%, 15% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International debt issues to GDP (%) in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +128.2% | 0.9% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 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 international debt issues to gdp in Papua New Guinea?
- International debt issues to gdp in Papua New Guinea was 2.1% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1993.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for international debt issues to gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 112th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of International debt issues to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total value of outstanding international debt issues both public and private, as a share of GDP. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 12A (Amount Outstanding): International debt securities - all issuers.