Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 2.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
2.1%
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
96th
of 116 countries
All-time high
4.0%
in 1980
All-time low
0.9%
in 1993
Years of data
18
1980–2020

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2020

12341980200020201980: 4 %1981: 3.9 %1982: 3.9 %1983: 2.5 %1984: 2.9 %1985: 2.8 %1986: 3.2 %1987: 3.3 %1988: 2.2 %1989: 2 %1990: 2.3 %1991: 1.1 %1992: 0.914 %1993: 0.905 %1994: 0.909 %2018: 2.1 %2019: 2 %2020: 2.1 %

Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 2.1% for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1993.

Papua New Guinea ranks 96th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Papua New Guinea, 1980 to 2020.
Year % Change
1980 4.0%
1981 3.9% -3.0%
1982 3.9% -1.0%
1983 2.5% -36.7%
1984 2.9% +19.5%
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.1% 2.0% 4.0% 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

  1. 93 Czechia 2.5% compare
  2. 94 Denmark 2.4% compare
  3. 95 New Zealand 2.2% compare
  4. 97 Malaysia 1.9% compare
  5. 98 Cameroon 1.9% compare
  6. 99 Pakistan 1.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Papua New Guinea?
Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Papua New Guinea was 2.1% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1980.
What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1993.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 96th 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 Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
116 places, 2,874 data points, 1980–2020
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.