Lower middle income vs Papua New Guinea: Total debt service
Total debt service over time
- Lower middle income
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 43.3% against 14.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 28.8%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.0 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 4th and Papua New Guinea ranks 6th of 12 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.8% | 14.0% | 2.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 25.1% | 27.5% | 2.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 23.5% | 1.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 11.9% | 1.9% | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 20.3% | 9.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 36.2% | 22.9% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total debt service, Lower middle income or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 43.3% against 14.5% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total debt service between Lower middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 28.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total debt service?
- Lower middle income ranks 4th and Papua New Guinea ranks 6th of 12 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total debt service (% 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
Total debt service to exports of goods, services and primary income. Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.