Papua New Guinea External Debt 1970-2024
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Papua New Guinea external debt for 2022 was $18,699,746,215, a 5.13% decline from 2021.
- Papua New Guinea external debt for 2021 was $19,710,405,017, a 9.22% increase from 2020.
- Papua New Guinea external debt for 2020 was $18,046,873,709, a 3.72% decline from 2019.
- Papua New Guinea external debt for 2019 was $18,744,676,569, a 5.76% increase from 2018.
| Papua New Guinea External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
$18,699,746,215 |
-5.13% |
| 2021 |
$19,710,405,017 |
9.22% |
| 2020 |
$18,046,873,709 |
-3.72% |
| 2019 |
$18,744,676,569 |
5.76% |
| 2018 |
$17,723,605,373 |
2.90% |
| 2017 |
$17,223,736,382 |
-10.51% |
| 2016 |
$19,247,283,289 |
-5.59% |
| 2015 |
$20,386,681,360 |
-0.21% |
| 2014 |
$20,428,666,793 |
-5.47% |
| 2013 |
$21,609,688,424 |
44.81% |
| 2012 |
$14,922,490,380 |
18.58% |
| 2011 |
$12,584,089,528 |
110.19% |
| 2010 |
$5,987,009,775 |
238.44% |
| 2009 |
$1,768,982,573 |
23.16% |
| 2008 |
$1,436,380,431 |
-6.17% |
| 2007 |
$1,530,876,143 |
-12.75% |
| 2006 |
$1,754,570,835 |
-6.22% |
| 2005 |
$1,870,906,690 |
5.72% |
| 2004 |
$1,769,749,011 |
-5.02% |
| 2003 |
$1,863,354,063 |
0.36% |
| 2002 |
$1,856,713,721 |
-9.31% |
| 2001 |
$2,047,405,720 |
-11.94% |
| 2000 |
$2,325,079,588 |
-12.50% |
| 1999 |
$2,657,223,999 |
-2.02% |
| 1998 |
$2,712,134,542 |
4.74% |
| 1997 |
$2,589,508,593 |
3.28% |
| 1996 |
$2,507,363,358 |
0.07% |
| 1995 |
$2,505,573,004 |
-10.27% |
| 1994 |
$2,792,345,094 |
-14.57% |
| 1993 |
$3,268,510,852 |
-13.74% |
| 1992 |
$3,788,946,401 |
36.58% |
| 1991 |
$2,774,125,272 |
6.95% |
| 1990 |
$2,593,899,558 |
11.99% |
| 1989 |
$2,316,234,092 |
2.95% |
| 1988 |
$2,249,839,539 |
-1.14% |
| 1987 |
$2,275,815,263 |
14.70% |
| 1986 |
$1,984,116,632 |
-6.06% |
| 1985 |
$2,112,192,646 |
4.09% |
| 1984 |
$2,029,276,420 |
8.65% |
| 1983 |
$1,867,658,923 |
14.75% |
| 1982 |
$1,627,595,971 |
37.41% |
| 1981 |
$1,184,523,872 |
64.75% |
| 1980 |
$719,001,778 |
18.13% |
| 1979 |
$608,638,131 |
4.35% |
| 1978 |
$583,277,481 |
-13.69% |
| 1977 |
$675,812,946 |
29.78% |
| 1976 |
$520,751,938 |
2.91% |
| 1975 |
$506,036,560 |
0.14% |
| 1974 |
$505,321,531 |
-3.85% |
| 1973 |
$525,578,942 |
6.17% |
| 1972 |
$495,025,775 |
21.58% |
| 1971 |
$407,176,568 |
95.03% |
| 1970 |
$208,775,480 |
95.03% |
