Ecuador vs Papua New Guinea: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Ecuador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.6% against 0.9% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.8 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 100th and Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd of 119 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.2% | 5.6% | 40.6% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 46.6% | 10.8% | 35.7% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 52.0% | 6.3% | 45.7% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 2.9% | 14.0% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 5.0% | 1.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 10.4% | 6.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Ecuador or Papua New Guinea?
- Ecuador, at 1.6% against 0.9% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.7%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for short-term debt?
- Ecuador ranks 100th 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
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.