Foreign liabilities in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Foreign liabilities was 21.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
21.66 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
110th
of 149 countries
All-time high
37.13 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2014
All-time low
7.68 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2003
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Papua New Guinea, 1995–2020

10.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B1995200720201995: 18.5B real chained 2019 US$1996: 17.3B real chained 2019 US$1997: 16.5B real chained 2019 US$1998: 15.1B real chained 2019 US$1999: 12.7B real chained 2019 US$2000: 10.2B real chained 2019 US$2001: 8.7B real chained 2019 US$2002: 7.9B real chained 2019 US$2003: 7.7B real chained 2019 US$2004: 7.7B real chained 2019 US$2005: 8.4B real chained 2019 US$2006: 11.3B real chained 2019 US$2007: 15.5B real chained 2019 US$2008: 13.2B real chained 2019 US$2009: 19.2B real chained 2019 US$2010: 21.3B real chained 2019 US$2011: 32.2B real chained 2019 US$2012: 32.5B real chained 2019 US$2013: 37.1B real chained 2019 US$2014: 37.1B real chained 2019 US$2015: 32.9B real chained 2019 US$2016: 28.6B real chained 2019 US$2017: 26.6B real chained 2019 US$2018: 24.9B real chained 2019 US$2019: 22.7B real chained 2019 US$2020: 21.7B real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign liabilities in Papua New Guinea is 21.66 billion real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Papua New Guinea peaked at 37.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.68 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2003.

That places Papua New Guinea 110th out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.03 billion real chained 2019 US$ 12.74 billion real chained 2019 US$ 18.52 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 10.99 billion real chained 2019 US$ 7.68 billion real chained 2019 US$ 19.24 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 29.58 billion real chained 2019 US$ 21.32 billion real chained 2019 US$ 37.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 21.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ 21.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ 21.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 107 Cameroon 23.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 108 Gabon 22.03 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 109 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.83 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 111 Nicaragua 21.00 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 112 Zimbabwe 20.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 113 Burkina Faso 19.33 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Papua New Guinea?
Foreign liabilities in Papua New Guinea was 21.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 37.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2014.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 7.68 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2003.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for foreign liabilities?
Papua New Guinea ranks 110th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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