Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) was 0.0012 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1986. ◆ Volatile

Latest (1986)
0.0012 US dollar per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 54.8%
World rank
128th
of 160 countries
All-time high
0.0154 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 1981
All-time low
0.0012 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 1986
Years of data
6
1981–1986

Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in Papua New Guinea, 1981–1986

00.0050.010.0151981198319861981: 0.015 US dollar per US$ of GDP1982: 0.014 US dollar per US$ of GDP1983: 0.007 US dollar per US$ of GDP1984: 0.002 US dollar per US$ of GDP1985: 0.003 US dollar per US$ of GDP1986: 0.001 US dollar per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0012 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in 1986. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.8% on the previous year and down 92.2% over ten years.

Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1981 to 1986.
Year US dollar per US$ of GDP Change
1981 0.0154 US dollar per US$ of GDP
1982 0.0144 US dollar per US$ of GDP -6.3%
1983 0.0069 US dollar per US$ of GDP -52.0%
1984 0.0019 US dollar per US$ of GDP -72.3%
1985 0.0027 US dollar per US$ of GDP +39.3%
1986 0.0012 US dollar per US$ of GDP -54.8%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 0.0012 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0039 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 31% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 0.0012 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0119 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 10% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 125 Burundi 0.0023 US dollar per US$ of GDP
  2. 126 Grenada 0.0021 US dollar per US$ of GDP
  3. 127 Uganda 0.002 US dollar per US$ of GDP
  4. 129 Guinea 0.0011 US dollar per US$ of GDP
  5. 130 Djibouti 0.0011 US dollar per US$ of GDP
  6. 131 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0008 US dollar per US$ of GDP

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Frequently asked questions

What is reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in Papua New Guinea?
Reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in Papua New Guinea was 0.0012 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1986, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0154 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1981.
What is the lowest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1986.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us)?
Papua New Guinea ranks 128th out of 160 countries with data for 1986.
Is reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 92.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit
US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
160 places, 4,116 data points, 1970–2025
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Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.