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Papua New Guinea - Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP) 41.79

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 175 economies tracked

Latest value

41.79 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 175 economies

Share of global total

0.2%

Growth since 1990

0.77×

Ranking Race — Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319901995200020052010201520202025#57#682023 overtook Samoa2024 overtook South Africa
Papua New GuineaAlgeriaNaoeroRussian FederationChina

Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Papua New Guinea climbed from #57 to #68 (overtook Samoa). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Papua New Guinea ↓

Key Events — Papua New Guinea

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1992
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
1994
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
1998
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2000
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2010
Fell 70 places in global rank auto
2011
Fell 33 places in global rank auto
2013
Fell 26 places in global rank auto
2017
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto

Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP), 1990-2024

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202412.3142.0971.86101.64

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