Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange was 2.72 billion SDR in 2024. β Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Papua New Guinea, 1973β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in SDR.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 2.72 billion SDR for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 75.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.93 billion SDR in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.91 million SDR, in 1973.
That places Papua New Guinea 113th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 209.42 million SDR | 25.91 million SDR | 379.07 million SDR | 7 |
| 1980s | 344.11 million SDR | 282.42 million SDR | 433.67 million SDR | 10 |
| 1990s | 198.68 million SDR | 65.68 million SDR | 405.96 million SDR | 10 |
| 2000s | 702.36 million SDR | 210.65 million SDR | 1.52 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 billion SDR | 1.17 billion SDR | 2.76 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 billion SDR | 1.80 billion SDR | 2.93 billion SDR | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 110 Ethiopia 2.89 billion SDR compare
- 111 Trinidad and Tobago 2.82 billion SDR compare
- 112 Bahrain 2.78 billion SDR compare
- 114 Mozambique 2.66 billion SDR compare
- 115 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.59 billion SDR compare
- 116 Uganda 2.53 billion SDR compare
More financial sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 2,782 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9551 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.21 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 126.04 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.72 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.84 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.80 billion SDR (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 13.4% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.9 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Papua New Guinea?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Papua New Guinea was 2.72 billion SDR in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.93 billion SDR in 2022.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.91 million SDR in 1973.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 113th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.