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Papua New Guinea - External Debt 1972

Name: Papua New Guinea External Debt 1972
Creator: World Bank
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Total external debt stocks · World Bank

$495.0M +$87.8M from 1971 Global rank: 50th

Papua New Guinea's external debt was $495.0M in 1972, increased +$87.8M from $407.2M in 1971. This was the 50th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1972▾

External Debt by Country - 1972
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Guinea-Bissau	$0	-
2nd	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	$775,371	4.8%
3rd	Comoros	$1.5M	21.7%
4th	Rwanda	$3.4M	69.3%
5th	Samoa	$4.4M	67.8%
6th	Belize	$5.1M	16.8%
7th	Djibouti	$5.4M	103.5%
8th	Burundi	$6.9M	-49.4%
9th	Gambia, The	$7.4M	34.4%
10th	Grenada	$8.9M	-1.9%
11th	Lesotho	$9.5M	9.9%
12th	Nepal	$12.3M	34.4%
13th	Lao PDR	$18.8M	20.3%
14th	Burkina Faso	$20.0M	-15.2%
15th	Fiji	$20.7M	39.9%
16th	Eswatini	$32.6M	-5.9%
17th	Mauritius	$35.9M	7.7%
18th	Chad	$36.5M	-22.2%
19th	Central African Republic	$36.8M	29.5%
20th	Togo	$47.0M	-0.5%
21st	Benin	$47.3M	-7.3%
22nd	Haiti	$53.7M	7.3%
23rd	Niger	$54.9M	32.0%
24th	Mauritania	$55.9M	43.6%
25th	Lebanon	$61.6M	-9.6%
26th	Botswana	$74.8M	125.2%
27th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	$96.2M	20.7%
28th	Yemen, Republic of	$99.2M	103.1%
29th	Sierra Leone	$119.4M	7.5%
30th	Bangladesh	$146.5M	-
31st	Congo, Republic of	$158.2M	13.0%
32nd	Guyana	$158.4M	1.1%
33rd	Liberia	$159.4M	-1.7%
34th	Senegal	$161.6M	6.0%
35th	Malawi	$175.7M	15.4%
36th	Uganda	$177.7M	3.1%
37th	Jordan	$180.5M	17.7%
38th	Paraguay	$184.9M	14.0%
39th	Zimbabwe	$218.8M	-8.2%
40th	Myanmar	$220.9M	13.9%
41st	Honduras	$221.2M	13.1%
42nd	Cameroon	$221.6M	23.0%
43rd	Gabon	$229.6M	57.8%
44th	Guatemala	$234.1M	6.8%
45th	Mali	$268.5M	-0.9%
46th	El Salvador	$277.9M	20.5%
47th	Nicaragua	$354.3M	19.7%
48th	Sudan	$452.1M	14.2%
49th	Dominican Republic	$481.0M	9.3%
50th	Papua New Guinea	$495.0M	21.6%
51st	Madagascar	$510.1M	4.4%
52nd	Guinea	$525.1M	16.4%
53rd	Ecuador	$535.9M	23.9%
54th	Sri Lanka	$554.4M	6.6%
55th	Côte d'Ivoire	$579.8M	12.7%
56th	Kenya	$581.2M	16.7%
57th	Ghana	$601.8M	11.0%
58th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	$676.6M	65.0%
59th	Tunisia	$753.1M	11.3%
60th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	$809.5M	16.7%
61st	Zambia	$943.5M	10.0%
62nd	Jamaica	$1.1B	3.2%
63rd	Nigeria	$1.1B	12.6%
64th	Morocco	$1.2B	5.2%
65th	Thailand	$1.2B	13.9%
66th	Tanzania	$1.4B	18.7%
67th	Algeria	$1.5B	22.9%
68th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	$2.0B	-4.7%
69th	Philippines	$2.7B	10.4%
70th	Colombia	$3.0B	12.5%
71st	Türkiye	$3.6B	8.1%
72nd	Peru	$3.6B	5.1%
73rd	Serbia	$3.9B	26.2%
74th	Pakistan	$4.1B	7.3%
75th	Indonesia	$5.8B	24.2%
76th	Argentina	$6.9B	8.5%
77th	Mexico	$8.4B	9.5%
78th	India	$10.0B	7.5%
79th	Brazil	$11.9B	53.5%

FAQ

What was Papua New Guinea's external debt in 1972?▾

Papua New Guinea's external debt in 1972 was $495.0M. This ranked 50th globally.

How did Papua New Guinea's external debt change in 1972?▾

Papua New Guinea's external debt increased by 21.6% in 1972 compared to 1971.

Which country had the highest external debt in 1972?▾

Brazil had the highest external debt in 1972 at $11.9B.

What is the external debt of Papua New Guinea in 1972?▾

The external debt of Papua New Guinea in 1972 was $495.0M. This ranked 50th globally.

How does 1972 compare to 1971 for Papua New Guinea's external debt?▾

Papua New Guinea's external debt went from $407.2M in 1971 to $495.0M in 1972, a 21.6% increase.

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