Lebanon vs Papua New Guinea: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP

Lebanon
0.0255 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0269 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lebanon rank
30th
Papua New Guinea rank
29th

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP over time

  • Lebanon
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0269 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0255 units per US$ of GDP in Lebanon, a difference of 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0266 units per US$ of GDP 0.0218 units per US$ of GDP 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP Lebanon
1990s 0.0157 units per US$ of GDP 0.0415 units per US$ of GDP 0.0257 units per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0132 units per US$ of GDP 0.0523 units per US$ of GDP 0.0391 units per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2020s 0.029 units per US$ of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP 0.0138 units per US$ of GDP Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp, Lebanon or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0269 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0255 units per US$ of GDP in Lebanon as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp between Lebanon and Papua New Guinea?
0.0014 units per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Papua New Guinea?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp?
Lebanon ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.