What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1231 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.

How does Papua New Guinea rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Papua New Guinea ranks 61st out of 122 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea

Name: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Papua New Guinea: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.4173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.4173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 16.9%

World rank

61st

of 122 countries

All-time high

1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2013

All-time low

0.1231 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.4173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1231 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2008.

That places Papua New Guinea 61st out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.3234 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.5673 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+75.4%
1972	0.5764 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1973	0.4046 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.8%
1974	0.3444 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.9%
1975	0.373 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
1976	0.3444 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1977	0.4119 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.6%
1978	0.2994 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.3%
1979	0.2653 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
1980	0.2824 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1981	0.4742 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+67.9%
1982	0.6871 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+44.9%
1983	0.7289 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
1984	0.795 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1985	0.8716 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
1986	0.7493 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
1987	0.7239 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1988	0.6154 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.0%
1989	0.6531 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
1990	0.8056 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.4%
1991	0.7325 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
1992	0.8655 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.2%
1993	0.657 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.1%
1994	0.5074 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.8%
1995	0.5405 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
1996	0.4864 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1997	0.5246 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
1998	0.7157 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+36.4%
1999	0.7642 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
2000	0.6603 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
2001	0.6645 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2002	0.619 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2003	0.5269 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.9%
2004	0.4506 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.5%
2005	0.3845 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.7%
2006	0.21 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-45.4%
2007	0.1604 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.6%
2008	0.1231 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.3%
2009	0.1522 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.7%
2010	0.4201 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+176.0%
2011	0.6997 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+66.5%
2012	0.7007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2013	1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+45.0%
2014	0.8801 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
2015	0.9385 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
2016	0.9272 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2017	0.7573 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
2018	0.7351 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2019	0.7573 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2020	0.7567 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2021	0.7549 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2022	0.6194 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.9%
2023	0.5024 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.9%
2024	0.4173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.9%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

Papua New Guinea's 0.4173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Papua New Guinea's 0.4173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3491 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
2010	+176.0%	0.1522 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4201 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.391 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2653 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5764 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.6581 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2824 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8716 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.6599 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4864 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8655 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.3952 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1231 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6645 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.7833 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4201 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.6101 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7567 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

58 Dominican Republic 0.4288 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
59 Congo 0.428 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
60 Morocco 0.4233 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
62 Mauritania 0.4099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
63 Togo 0.4035 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
64 Egypt 0.4009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More economy & growth data for Papua New Guinea

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SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.09 units per person (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -51.15 % change on previous year (2024)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.7945 units per person (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 40.57 % change on previous year (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0269 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea?: External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea was 0.4173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1231 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Papua New Guinea ranks 61st out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 134 places, 6,284 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 02 October 2026

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.