Liquid liabilities to GDP in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 25.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
25.1%
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
169th
of 186 countries
All-time high
37.7%
in 1997
All-time low
21.4%
in 1973
Years of data
48
1973–2020

Liquid liabilities to GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1973–2020

010203040197319962020

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

Analysis

In 2020, liquid liabilities to gdp in Papua New Guinea stood at 25.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 37.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 1973.

Papua New Guinea ranks 169th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Liquid liabilities to GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Papua New Guinea, 1973 to 2020.
Year % Change
1973 21.4%
1974 31.3% +46.4%
1975 23.7% -24.3%
1976 23.2% -2.1%
1977 33.0% +42.4%
1978 32.5% -1.5%
1979 35.0% +7.7%
1980 32.4% -7.5%
1981 33.0% +1.9%
1982 32.5% -1.6%
1983 30.3% -6.5%
1984 32.6% +7.5%
1985 33.8% +3.7%
1986 36.1% +6.7%
1987 33.0% -8.5%
1988 31.1% -6.0%
1989 34.1% +9.6%
1990 35.2% +3.2%
1991 35.3% +0.4%
1992 33.9% -3.9%
1993 34.7% +2.2%
1994 30.1% -13.1%
1995 30.6% +1.5%
1996 36.4% +19.2%
1997 37.7% +3.4%
1998 35.0% -7.0%
1999 33.8% -3.5%
2000 32.2% -4.8%
2001 32.0% -0.5%
2002 30.6% -4.3%
2003 27.1% -11.4%
2004 30.9% +14.0%
2005 33.6% +8.5%
2006 27.6% -17.9%
2007 31.8% +15.3%
2008 31.7% -0.1%
2009 30.2% -4.8%
2010 27.5% -8.9%
2011 29.8% +8.2%
2012 31.7% +6.3%
2013 31.2% -1.5%
2014 27.6% -11.7%
2015 28.6% +3.9%
2016 29.2% +2.1%
2017 26.2% -10.3%
2018 22.8% -13.0%
2019 23.0% +1.2%
2020 25.1% +8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 28.6% 21.4% 35.0% 7
1980s 32.9% 30.3% 36.1% 10
1990s 34.3% 30.1% 37.7% 10
2000s 30.8% 27.1% 33.6% 10
2010s 27.8% 22.8% 31.7% 10
2020s 25.1% 25.1% 25.1% 1

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 166 Belarus 26.8% compare
  2. 167 Guinea 26.1% compare
  3. 168 Zambia 25.4% compare
  4. 170 Nigeria 24.9% compare
  5. 171 Sudan 24.6% compare
  6. 172 Gabon 22.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Papua New Guinea?
Liquid liabilities to gdp in Papua New Guinea was 25.1% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 1997.
What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 1973.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 8,545 data points, 1960–2021
Last refreshed

Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, 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. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.