Belarus vs Papua New Guinea: Central government debt, total

Belarus
44.79 billion current LCU
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
61.72 billion current LCU
in 2024
Belarus rank
57th
Papua New Guinea rank
54th

Central government debt, total over time

  • Belarus
  • Papua New Guinea
020.0B40.0B60.0B199020072024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 61.72 billion current LCU against 44.79 billion current LCU in Belarus, a difference of 16.93 billion current LCU.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Belarus ranks 57th and Papua New Guinea ranks 54th of 83 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 8.74 million current LCU 3.67 billion current LCU 3.66 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea
2000s 218.69 million current LCU 6.95 billion current LCU 6.73 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea
2010s 37.15 billion current LCU 23.63 billion current LCU 13.52 billion current LCU Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher central government debt, total, Belarus or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 61.72 billion current LCU against 44.79 billion current LCU in Belarus as of 2024.
What is the difference in central government debt, total between Belarus and Papua New Guinea?
16.93 billion current LCU, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Papua New Guinea?
17 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
How do Belarus and Papua New Guinea rank globally for central government debt, total?
Belarus ranks 57th and Papua New Guinea ranks 54th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Central government debt, total (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Central government debt, total (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
83 places, 1,590 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.