Papua New Guinea - External Debt 2018
$17.7B
+$499.9M from 2017
Papua New Guinea's external debt was $17.7B in 2018, increased +$499.9M from $17.2B in 2017. This was the 78th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2018▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Timor-Leste | $158.1M | 26.9% |
| 2nd | Tonga | $187.0M | -3.1% |
| 3rd | São Tomé and Principe | $255.6M | -6.2% |
| 4th | Comoros | $267.3M | 47.1% |
| 5th | Solomon Islands | $316.8M | -1.8% |
| 6th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $330.1M | -7.1% |
| 7th | Vanuatu | $402.2M | 0.2% |
| 8th | Samoa | $446.5M | -5.6% |
| 9th | Dominica | $505.4M | -3.0% |
| 10th | Grenada | $580.2M | 3.0% |
| 11th | Burundi | $593.8M | -2.4% |
| 12th | St. Lucia | $615.5M | -1.0% |
| 13th | Eswatini | $766.4M | -12.2% |
| 14th | Gambia, The | $778.0M | 3.1% |
| 15th | Eritrea | $797.5M | -3.4% |
| 16th | Guinea-Bissau | $823.3M | 10.0% |
| 17th | Central African Republic | $835.3M | 8.1% |
| 18th | Liberia | $1.2B | 3.5% |
| 19th | Belize | $1.3B | 0.7% |
| 20th | Lesotho | $1.5B | -2.7% |
| 21st | Guyana | $1.6B | 1.6% |
| 22nd | Fiji | $1.6B | -2.1% |
| 23rd | Togo | $1.7B | 4.4% |
| 24th | Botswana | $1.8B | 2.4% |
| 25th | Sierra Leone | $1.8B | 2.2% |
| 26th | Cabo Verde | $2.1B | -1.1% |
| 27th | Malawi | $2.3B | 4.8% |
| 28th | Maldives | $2.3B | 58.4% |
| 29th | Djibouti | $2.3B | 2.4% |
| 30th | Kosovo | $2.3B | -7.1% |
| 31st | Haiti | $2.5B | 4.3% |
| 32nd | Guinea | $2.6B | 8.4% |
| 33rd | Bhutan | $2.7B | -2.1% |
| 34th | Afghanistan | $2.7B | -2.7% |
| 35th | Niger | $3.2B | 4.6% |
| 36th | Chad | $3.2B | 1.5% |
| 37th | Suriname | $3.5B | 13.2% |
| 38th | Madagascar | $3.7B | 10.0% |
| 39th | Syrian Arab Republic | $4.6B | -0.4% |
| 40th | Mali | $4.6B | 6.4% |
| 41st | Mauritania | $5.2B | -0.3% |
| 42nd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $5.3B | 87.2% |
| 43rd | Nepal | $5.5B | 11.0% |
| 44th | Rwanda | $5.7B | 11.9% |
| 45th | Algeria | $5.7B | 0.1% |
| 46th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $5.8B | -15.3% |
| 47th | Tajikistan | $6.1B | 3.8% |
| 48th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $6.6B | 24.8% |
| 49th | Benin | $6.9B | 40.2% |
| 50th | Gabon | $6.9B | 4.8% |
| 51st | Yemen, Republic of | $7.0B | -2.2% |
| 52nd | Congo, Republic of | $7.0B | -3.9% |
| 53rd | Moldova | $7.3B | 4.6% |
| 54th | Montenegro | $8.1B | 11.2% |
| 55th | Turkmenistan | $8.2B | -5.7% |
| 56th | Kyrgyz Republic | $8.2B | 0.4% |
| 57th | North Macedonia | $8.6B | 2.2% |
| 58th | Honduras | $9.2B | 4.9% |
| 59th | Albania | $9.7B | -1.5% |
| 60th | Burkina Faso | $10.6B | -16.8% |
| 61st | Armenia | $10.7B | 4.9% |
| 62nd | Myanmar | $10.7B | -0.5% |
| 63rd | Cameroon | $11.0B | 9.5% |
| 64th | Mauritius | $11.2B | 5.7% |
| 65th | Uganda | $12.3B | 5.6% |
| 66th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $13.0B | -0.6% |
| 67th | Zimbabwe | $13.0B | 0.9% |
| 68th | Nicaragua | $13.0B | 2.2% |
| 69th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $13.2B | 2.0% |
| 70th | Cambodia | $13.5B | 18.5% |
| 71st | Lao PDR | $16.0B | 5.8% |
| 72nd | Côte d'Ivoire | $16.2B | 20.4% |
| 73rd | Azerbaijan | $16.5B | 7.6% |
| 74th | El Salvador | $16.7B | -2.9% |
| 75th | Georgia | $17.1B | 6.9% |
| 76th | Paraguay | $17.2B | 0.8% |
| 77th | Jamaica | $17.5B | 20.2% |
| 78th | Papua New Guinea | $17.7B | 2.9% |
| 79th | Uzbekistan | $18.3B | 9.3% |
| 80th | Senegal | $20.0B | 40.7% |
| 81st | Sudan | $21.8B | -0.8% |
| 82nd | Tanzania | $22.6B | 4.7% |
| 83rd | Guatemala | $24.3B | 4.3% |
| 84th | Zambia | $24.6B | 3.7% |
| 85th | Iraq | $27.8B | -1.0% |
| 86th | Serbia | $31.0B | 0.4% |
| 87th | Kenya | $31.4B | 16.6% |
| 88th | Mongolia | $31.6B | 6.3% |
| 89th | Dominican Republic | $31.9B | 8.2% |
| 90th | Jordan | $31.9B | 6.2% |
| 91st | Ghana | $35.1B | 4.1% |
| 92nd | Tunisia | $35.2B | 4.5% |
| 93rd | Belarus | $38.8B | -2.1% |
| 94th | Bulgaria | $40.1B | -2.2% |
| 95th | Ecuador | $45.0B | 9.2% |
| 96th | Morocco | $50.7B | -1.3% |
| 97th | Mozambique | $50.8B | 8.7% |
| 98th | Sri Lanka | $52.9B | 4.2% |
| 99th | Bangladesh | $57.1B | 11.9% |
| 100th | Angola | $61.8B | 5.2% |
| 101st | Peru | $68.7B | 0.7% |
| 102nd | Nigeria | $69.4B | 6.6% |
| 103rd | Philippines | $79.2B | 7.6% |
| 104th | Lebanon | $79.7B | 7.4% |
| 105th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $99.5B | 17.6% |
| 106th | Pakistan | $100.1B | 7.6% |
| 107th | Viet Nam | $112.6B | 2.5% |
| 108th | Ukraine | $122.6B | -1.5% |
| 109th | Colombia | $133.4B | 5.7% |
| 110th | Kazakhstan | $161.2B | -1.2% |
| 111th | Thailand | $172.1B | 12.1% |
| 112th | South Africa | $180.2B | 3.0% |
| 113th | Argentina | $277.8B | 23.0% |
| 114th | Indonesia | $379.9B | 7.4% |
| 115th | Türkiye | $425.8B | -4.7% |
| 116th | Russian Federation | $477.8B | -8.0% |
| 117th | India | $521.2B | 1.9% |
| 118th | Brazil | $557.8B | 2.7% |
| 119th | Mexico | $602.0B | 4.0% |
| 120th | China | $1.96T | 14.7% |
FAQ
What was Papua New Guinea's external debt in 2018?▾
Papua New Guinea's external debt in 2018 was $17.7B. This ranked 78th globally.
How did Papua New Guinea's external debt change in 2018?▾
Papua New Guinea's external debt increased by 2.9% in 2018 compared to 2017.
Which country had the highest external debt in 2018?▾
China had the highest external debt in 2018 at $1.96T.
What is the external debt of Papua New Guinea in 2018?▾
The external debt of Papua New Guinea in 2018 was $17.7B. This ranked 78th globally.
What was Papua New Guinea's external debt in billion in 2018?▾
Papua New Guinea's external debt in 2018 was approximately 17.72 billion ($17.7B).
How does 2018 compare to 2017 for Papua New Guinea's external debt?▾
Papua New Guinea's external debt went from $17.2B in 2017 to $17.7B in 2018, a 2.9% increase.
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