Foreign assets in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Foreign assets was 8.39 billion current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
8.39 billion current US$
Change on year
up 19.5%
World rank
109th
of 150 countries
All-time high
8.39 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
405.00 million current US$
in 1998
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets in Papua New Guinea, 1995–2020

02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B1995200720201995: 441.0M current US$1996: 792.0M current US$1997: 556.0M current US$1998: 405.0M current US$1999: 462.0M current US$2000: 437.0M current US$2001: 585.0M current US$2002: 530.0M current US$2003: 1.0B current US$2004: 1.4B current US$2005: 1.7B current US$2006: 2.8B current US$2007: 3.3B current US$2008: 3.2B current US$2009: 5.8B current US$2010: 6.5B current US$2011: 7.8B current US$2012: 7.1B current US$2013: 5.9B current US$2014: 5.1B current US$2015: 4.2B current US$2016: 4.8B current US$2017: 4.8B current US$2018: 5.8B current US$2019: 7.0B current US$2020: 8.4B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign assets in Papua New Guinea stood at 8.39 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 19.5% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets in Papua New Guinea peaked at 8.39 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 405.00 million current US$, in 1998.

Papua New Guinea ranks 109th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 531.20 million current US$ 405.00 million current US$ 792.00 million current US$ 5
2000s 2.08 billion current US$ 437.00 million current US$ 5.79 billion current US$ 10
2010s 5.92 billion current US$ 4.23 billion current US$ 7.76 billion current US$ 10
2020s 8.39 billion current US$ 8.39 billion current US$ 8.39 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 106 Tanzania 9.13 billion current US$ compare
  2. 107 Togo 8.55 billion current US$ compare
  3. 108 Uganda 8.48 billion current US$ compare
  4. 110 Mongolia 7.45 billion current US$ compare
  5. 111 Nicaragua 7.21 billion current US$ compare
  6. 112 North Macedonia 7.16 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets in Papua New Guinea?
Foreign assets in Papua New Guinea was 8.39 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign assets recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 8.39 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign assets recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 405.00 million current US$ in 1998.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for foreign assets?
Papua New Guinea ranks 109th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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