Benin vs Papua New Guinea: External debt stocks, total
External debt stocks, total over time
- Benin
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Benin currently reports 14.16 billion DOD, current US$ against 12.85 billion DOD, current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.31 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Benin ranks 59th and Papua New Guinea ranks 62nd of 121 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 155.14 million DOD, current US$ | 503.64 million DOD, current US$ | 348.50 million DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 876.38 million DOD, current US$ | 1.84 billion DOD, current US$ | 960.25 million DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.33 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.82 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.49 billion DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.70 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.82 billion DOD, current US$ | 119.12 million DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.04 billion DOD, current US$ | 16.89 billion DOD, current US$ | 12.85 billion DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 11.32 billion DOD, current US$ | 17.14 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.82 billion DOD, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Benin or Papua New Guinea?
- Benin, at 14.16 billion DOD, current US$ against 12.85 billion DOD, current US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Benin and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.31 billion DOD, current US$, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Papua New Guinea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Papua New Guinea rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
- Benin ranks 59th and Papua New Guinea ranks 62nd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). 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 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.