Share of government spending going to interest payments in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of government spending going to interest payments was 12.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of government spending going to interest payments in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 12.3% for share of government spending going to interest payments in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government spending going to interest payments in Papua New Guinea peaked at 20.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2014.
That places Papua New Guinea 41st out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of government spending going to interest payments in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.2% | — |
| 1991 | 8.9% | -27.1% |
| 1992 | 11.2% | +26.7% |
| 1993 | 10.8% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 19.7% | +60.8% |
| 1996 | 14.9% | -24.5% |
| 1997 | 15.2% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 14.8% | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | +37.5% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -63.6% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | +24.3% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +21.5% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.8% | 8.9% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 13.9% | 20.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 7.5% | 13.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.9% | 12.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 38 United States 12.9% compare
- 39 Armenia 12.7% compare
- 40 Tanzania, United Republic of 12.6% compare
- 42 Guatemala 12.0% compare
- 43 Burkina Faso 11.9% compare
- 44 Congo 11.5% compare
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government spending going to interest payments in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of government spending going to interest payments in Papua New Guinea was 12.3% in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government spending going to interest payments recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of government spending going to interest payments recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2014.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 41st out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government spending going to interest payments rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government spending going to interest payments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest expenditures on government debt, as share of total central government expenditures. Interest expenditures on government debt include payments on long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments.