Papua New Guinea Government Debt Over Time (1994–2026)

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Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)

Global rank: 103 / 184

Data table

1994	40.1%	2005	31.6%	2016	33.7%
1995	36.6%	2006	26%	2017	32.5%
1996	37.8%	2007	22.2%	2018	36.7%
1997	43.9%	2008	21.6%	2019	38.2%
1998	45.7%	2009	21.7%	2020	48.7%
1999	41.8%	2010	17.3%	2021	52.6%
2000	42.3%	2011	16.3%	2022	48.2%
2001	47.7%	2012	19.1%	2023	53.9%
2002	48.4%	2013	24.9%	2024	53.3%
2003	40.4%	2014	26.9%	2025	52.1%
2004	37.2%	2015	29.9%	2026	49.2%

Government Gross Debt (Local currency - PGK)

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1994	3.27B	2005	7.19B	2016	21.94B
1995	3.35B	2006	6.64B	2017	23.56B
1996	3.79B	2007	6.27B	2018	29.12B
1997	4.59B	2008	6.79B	2019	32.04B
1998	5.27B	2009	6.95B	2020	40.17B
1999	5.45B	2010	6.7B	2021	48.17B
2000	6.09B	2011	6.94B	2022	53.68B
2001	7.32B	2012	8.49B	2023	59.58B
2002	8.28B	2013	11.88B	2024	63.3B
2003	7.91B	2014	15.37B	2025	69.87B
2004	7.52B	2015	18B	2026	73.05B

Government Net Debt (% of GDP)

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Government Net Debt (Local currency - PGK)

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