North Macedonia vs Papua New Guinea: External debt stocks, total

North Macedonia
12.84 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
12.85 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
North Macedonia rank
63rd
Papua New Guinea rank
62nd

External debt stocks, total over time

  • North Macedonia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 12.85 billion DOD, current US$ against 12.84 billion DOD, current US$ in North Macedonia, a difference of 17.00 million DOD, current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 63rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 62nd of 122 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Macedonia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ 2.72 billion DOD, current US$ 1.41 billion DOD, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2000s 2.93 billion DOD, current US$ 1.82 billion DOD, current US$ 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ North Macedonia
2010s 7.05 billion DOD, current US$ 16.89 billion DOD, current US$ 9.84 billion DOD, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2020s 11.61 billion DOD, current US$ 17.14 billion DOD, current US$ 5.53 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, North Macedonia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 12.85 billion DOD, current US$ against 12.84 billion DOD, current US$ in North Macedonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between North Macedonia and Papua New Guinea?
17.00 million DOD, current US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Papua New Guinea?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do North Macedonia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
North Macedonia ranks 63rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 62nd of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.