Egypt vs Papua New Guinea: External debt stocks
External debt stocks over time
- Egypt
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 42.0% against 41.9% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Egypt ranks 63rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 64th of 122 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.6% | 40.9% | 5.7% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 108.0% | 68.5% | 39.5% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 57.9% | 70.9% | 13.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 43.0% | 13.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 83.3% | 60.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 64.1% | 25.5% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, Egypt or Papua New Guinea?
- Egypt, at 42.0% against 41.9% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks between Egypt and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Papua New Guinea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Papua New Guinea rank globally for external debt stocks?
- Egypt ranks 63rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 64th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total external debt stocks to gross national income. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.