Papua New Guinea's debt / gdp rose from 49.0 % in 1990 to 52.0 % in 2024.
Papua New Guinea · Government & public finance
Public debt, deficits, revenue, spending and taxation.
18 indicators · 14 with data
Papua New Guinea's gross debt / gdp rose from 37.8 % in 1996 to 52.1 % in 2025.
Papua New Guinea's interest payments (% of revenue) rose from 11.7 % in 1990 to 14.2 % in 2024.
Papua New Guinea's external debt stocks (% of gni) fell from 57.3 % in 1995 to 41.9 % in 2024.
Papua New Guinea's fiscal balance fell from 2.1 % in 1996 to -2.4 % in 2025.
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- Central gov. revenuedown −0.3 pts77th of 89
- Central gov. expenseup +0.9 pts62nd of 87
- Gov. revenuedown −0.2 pts79th of 97
- Gov. expendituredown −1.2 pts81st of 97
- Tax revenuedown −0.4 pts67th of 91
- Military spendingdown −0.0 pts144th of 147
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- Military expenditure (current US$)down −6.2 %134th of 151
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- Health spendingup +0.3 pts180th of 192
- Education spendingup +0.1 pts118th of 121
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