Papua New Guinea vs Vietnam: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita

Papua New Guinea
1,215 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Vietnam
1,316 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
69th
Vietnam rank
66th

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 1,316 DOD, current US$ per person against 1,215 DOD, current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 101 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 69th and Vietnam ranks 66th of 122 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Vietnam Difference Ahead
1980s 559.26 DOD, current US$ per person 38.09 DOD, current US$ per person 521.18 DOD, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 624.58 DOD, current US$ per person 337.34 DOD, current US$ per person 287.24 DOD, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 287.96 DOD, current US$ per person 233.76 DOD, current US$ per person 54.2 DOD, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 1,942 DOD, current US$ per person 880.05 DOD, current US$ per person 1,062 DOD, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 1,687 DOD, current US$ per person 1,387 DOD, current US$ per person 300.06 DOD, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita, Papua New Guinea or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 1,316 DOD, current US$ per person against 1,215 DOD, current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita between Papua New Guinea and Vietnam?
101 DOD, current US$ per person, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vietnam?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Vietnam rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 69th and Vietnam ranks 66th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.