Papua New Guinea - Foreign Reserves 2018
$2.2B
+$477.7M from 2017
Papua New Guinea's foreign reserves was $2.2B in 2018, increased +$477.7M from $1.7B in 2017. This was the 111th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2018▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | China | $3.17T | -2.1% |
| 2nd | Japan | $1.27T | 0.5% |
| 3rd | Switzerland | $787.0B | -3.0% |
| 4th | Saudi Arabia | $509.5B | 0.0% |
| 5th | Russian Federation | $468.6B | 8.3% |
| 6th | United States | $449.9B | -0.3% |
| 7th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $424.6B | -1.6% |
| 8th | Korea | $403.1B | 3.7% |
| 9th | India | $399.2B | -3.3% |
| 10th | Brazil | $374.7B | 0.2% |
| 11th | Singapore | $292.7B | 2.7% |
| 12th | Thailand | $205.6B | 1.5% |
| 13th | Germany | $198.0B | -1.0% |
| 14th | Mexico | $176.4B | 0.5% |
| 15th | United Kingdom | $172.7B | 14.5% |
| 16th | France | $166.5B | 6.5% |
| 17th | Italy | $152.4B | 0.8% |
| 18th | Czechia | $142.5B | -3.7% |
| 19th | Indonesia | $120.7B | -7.3% |
| 20th | Poland | $117.0B | 3.3% |
| 21st | Israel | $115.3B | 2.0% |
| 22nd | Malaysia | $101.5B | -1.0% |
| 23rd | United Arab Emirates | $99.5B | 4.3% |
| 24th | Türkiye | $93.0B | -13.6% |
| 25th | Algeria | $87.4B | -16.7% |
| 26th | Libya | $85.3B | 7.5% |
| 27th | Canada | $83.9B | -3.2% |
| 28th | Philippines | $79.2B | -2.7% |
| 29th | Denmark | $70.9B | -5.7% |
| 30th | Spain | $70.6B | 1.8% |
| 31st | Argentina | $66.2B | 19.7% |
| 32nd | Iraq | $64.7B | 31.2% |
| 33rd | Norway | $63.1B | -4.2% |
| 34th | Sweden | $60.6B | -2.6% |
| 35th | Peru | $60.3B | -5.5% |
| 36th | Viet Nam | $55.5B | 13.0% |
| 37th | Australia | $53.9B | -17.9% |
| 38th | Lebanon | $52.4B | -5.5% |
| 39th | South Africa | $51.6B | 1.8% |
| 40th | Colombia | $47.9B | 1.6% |
| 41st | Nigeria | $42.8B | 5.8% |
| 42nd | Romania | $42.1B | -5.2% |
| 43rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $41.8B | 14.9% |
| 44th | Kuwait | $40.3B | 9.2% |
| 45th | Chile | $39.9B | 2.3% |
| 46th | Netherlands | $38.4B | 0.0% |
| 47th | Bangladesh | $32.0B | -4.2% |
| 48th | Hungary | $31.4B | 12.0% |
| 49th | Kazakhstan | $31.0B | 0.7% |
| 50th | Qatar | $30.4B | 102.3% |
| 51st | Bulgaria | $28.7B | 1.2% |
| 52nd | Uzbekistan | $27.1B | -3.5% |
| 53rd | Belgium | $26.9B | 2.7% |
| 54th | Portugal | $24.9B | -4.5% |
| 55th | Morocco | $24.5B | -6.6% |
| 56th | Austria | $23.2B | 7.5% |
| 57th | Ukraine | $20.8B | 10.7% |
| 58th | Macao SAR, China | $20.3B | 0.6% |
| 59th | Croatia | $20.0B | 6.2% |
| 60th | New Zealand | $17.7B | -14.6% |
| 61st | Oman | $17.4B | 8.1% |
| 62nd | Uruguay | $15.6B | -2.5% |
| 63rd | Angola | $15.4B | -11.7% |
| 64th | Cambodia | $14.6B | 19.9% |
| 65th | Jordan | $14.6B | -6.4% |
| 66th | Serbia | $12.9B | 8.1% |
| 67th | Guatemala | $12.6B | 7.0% |
| 68th | Pakistan | $11.8B | -35.9% |
| 69th | Finland | $10.3B | -1.9% |
| 70th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $8.9B | -12.8% |
| 71st | Nepal | $8.3B | -11.7% |
| 72nd | Afghanistan | $8.2B | 1.4% |
| 73rd | Kenya | $8.2B | 11.5% |
| 74th | Dominican Republic | $7.7B | 12.3% |
| 75th | Paraguay | $7.7B | -2.3% |
| 76th | Greece | $7.6B | -2.9% |
| 77th | Trinidad and Tobago | $7.6B | -9.5% |
| 78th | Costa Rica | $7.5B | 4.9% |
| 79th | Belarus | $7.2B | -2.2% |
| 80th | Sri Lanka | $6.9B | -13.0% |
| 81st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $6.8B | 5.2% |
| 82nd | Azerbaijan | $6.7B | -4.7% |
| 83rd | Botswana | $6.7B | -11.1% |
| 84th | Mauritius | $6.4B | 6.2% |
| 85th | Iceland | $6.3B | -3.7% |
| 86th | Ghana | $6.3B | -10.3% |
| 87th | Lithuania | $5.8B | 29.7% |
| 88th | Tunisia | $5.7B | -7.9% |
| 89th | Myanmar | $5.6B | 8.3% |
| 90th | Slovak Republic | $5.2B | 44.4% |
| 91st | Ireland | $5.2B | 18.4% |
| 92nd | Tanzania | $5.0B | -14.2% |
| 93rd | Honduras | $4.8B | 1.3% |
| 94th | Latvia | $4.4B | -5.3% |
| 95th | Albania | $3.9B | 8.5% |
| 96th | El Salvador | $3.6B | 0.0% |
| 97th | Mongolia | $3.5B | 17.7% |
| 98th | Jamaica | $3.5B | -6.6% |
| 99th | Cameroon | $3.5B | 8.2% |
| 100th | Brunei Darussalam | $3.4B | -2.3% |
| 101st | Uganda | $3.4B | -9.7% |
| 102nd | Georgia | $3.3B | 8.3% |
| 103rd | North Macedonia | $3.3B | 17.2% |
| 104th | Mozambique | $3.1B | -7.6% |
| 105th | Moldova | $3.0B | 6.8% |
| 106th | Yemen, Republic of | $3.0B | 224.1% |
| 107th | Bahrain | $2.3B | -17.3% |
| 108th | Haiti | $2.3B | -1.8% |
| 109th | Nicaragua | $2.3B | -18.0% |
| 110th | Armenia | $2.3B | -2.4% |
| 111th | Papua New Guinea | $2.2B | 27.5% |
| 112th | Ecuador | $2.2B | -0.5% |
| 113th | Kyrgyz Republic | $2.2B | -0.9% |
| 114th | Namibia | $2.1B | -11.6% |
| 115th | Panama | $2.1B | -21.5% |
| 116th | Madagascar | $1.7B | 8.7% |
| 117th | Zambia | $1.6B | -24.6% |
| 118th | Rwanda | $1.4B | 14.9% |
| 119th | Bahamas, The | $1.3B | -4.9% |
| 120th | Gabon | $1.3B | 36.9% |
| 121st | Tajikistan | $1.3B | -0.6% |
| 122nd | Guinea | $1.2B | 26.7% |
| 123rd | Montenegro | $1.2B | 18.4% |
| 124th | Malta | $1.0B | 23.0% |
| 125th | Bhutan | $987.2M | -18.2% |
| 126th | Lao PDR | $980.4M | -12.9% |
| 127th | Aruba | $980.2M | 8.1% |
| 128th | Fiji | $947.7M | -15.1% |
| 129th | Luxembourg | $938.9M | 6.9% |
| 130th | Mauritania | $934.3M | 6.9% |
| 131st | Slovenia | $933.1M | 4.9% |
| 132nd | Cyprus | $924.2M | 4.1% |
| 133rd | Kosovo | $881.2M | 7.5% |
| 134th | Malawi | $766.2M | -0.3% |
| 135th | Estonia | $755.0M | 118.8% |
| 136th | Lesotho | $728.5M | 10.8% |
| 137th | Maldives | $712.2M | 21.2% |
| 138th | Timor-Leste | $673.9M | 23.8% |
| 139th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $665.3M | -4.3% |
| 140th | Solomon Islands | $617.1M | 7.5% |
| 141st | Cabo Verde | $606.0M | -1.8% |
| 142nd | Suriname | $580.8M | 36.8% |
| 143rd | Seychelles | $549.5M | 0.8% |
| 144th | West Bank and Gaza | $537.8M | 20.5% |
| 145th | Barbados | $533.9M | 100.8% |
| 146th | Guyana | $518.5M | -8.3% |
| 147th | Sierra Leone | $501.2M | -8.7% |
| 148th | Djibouti | $454.2M | -18.3% |
| 149th | Eswatini | $440.7M | -21.7% |
| 150th | Congo, Republic of | $423.6M | 11.5% |
| 151st | Vanuatu | $420.6M | 6.5% |
| 152nd | St. Kitts and Nevis | $363.2M | -0.5% |
| 153rd | Central African Republic | $361.8M | -0.3% |
| 154th | San Marino | $338.9M | -5.6% |
| 155th | Liberia | $332.2M | -43.3% |
| 156th | Antigua and Barbuda | $328.7M | 4.8% |
| 157th | Belize | $294.5M | -5.7% |
| 158th | St. Lucia | $285.8M | -11.2% |
| 159th | Grenada | $233.8M | 17.4% |
| 160th | Tonga | $215.1M | 8.4% |
| 161st | Micronesia, Federated States of | $203.5M | -0.1% |
| 162nd | Comoros | $199.2M | -4.2% |
| 163rd | Gambia, The | $191.8M | 12.8% |
| 164th | Dominica | $191.3M | -9.9% |
| 165th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $169.6M | -6.9% |
| 166th | Eritrea | $163.0M | 13.7% |
| 167th | Samoa | $162.6M | 31.5% |
| 168th | Cayman Islands | $162.1M | - |
| 169th | Chad | $147.8M | 1,623.0% |
| 170th | Zimbabwe | $87.0M | -70.3% |
| 171st | Burundi | $68.1M | -30.1% |
| 172nd | Equatorial Guinea | $48.9M | 7.5% |
| 173rd | São Tomé and Principe | $43.7M | -25.9% |
| 174th | South Sudan | $36.4M | 7.6% |
FAQ
What was Papua New Guinea's foreign reserves in 2018?▾
Papua New Guinea's foreign reserves in 2018 was $2.2B. This ranked 111th globally.
How did Papua New Guinea's foreign reserves change in 2018?▾
Papua New Guinea's foreign reserves increased by 27.5% in 2018 compared to 2017.
Which country had the highest foreign reserves in 2018?▾
China had the highest foreign reserves in 2018 at $3.17T.
What is the foreign reserves of Papua New Guinea in 2018?▾
The foreign reserves of Papua New Guinea in 2018 was $2.2B. This ranked 111th globally.
What was Papua New Guinea's foreign reserves in billion in 2018?▾
Papua New Guinea's foreign reserves in 2018 was approximately 2.21 billion ($2.2B).
How does 2018 compare to 2017 for Papua New Guinea's foreign reserves?▾
Papua New Guinea's foreign reserves went from $1.7B in 2017 to $2.2B in 2018, a 27.5% increase.
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