Papua New Guinea vs Upper middle income: Total debt service
Total debt service over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 43.3% against 12.7% in Upper middle income, a difference of 30.6%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.4 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.2% | 29.6% | 0.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 23.3% | 0.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 16.8% | 4.8% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 11.8% | 8.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 14.6% | 21.6% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total debt service, Papua New Guinea or Upper middle income?
- Papua New Guinea, at 43.3% against 12.7% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total debt service between Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income?
- 30.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income rank globally for total debt service?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 120 countries.
- 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.