Gross debt in Papua New Guinea

The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. Not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.

The gross debt in Papua New Guinea in the period from 1998 to 2020 was between 1.4 billion and 11.7 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at twelve billion US Dollar was reached in 2020.

Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 1,196 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 30,783 USD.


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