Democratic Republic of Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Short-term debt

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.3%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.9%
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
102nd
Papua New Guinea rank
103rd

Short-term debt over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1.3% against 0.9% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.5 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd of 119 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 12.0% 2.7% 9.3% Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 2.3% 5.0% 2.7% Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.7% 10.4% 8.7% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Democratic Republic of Congo or Papua New Guinea?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1.3% against 0.9% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?
0.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for short-term debt?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd of 119 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit
% of exports of goods, services and primary income
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 5,838 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.