Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Central government debt, total
Central government debt, total over time
- Botswana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 61.72 billion current LCU against 52.12 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 9.60 billion current LCU.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Botswana ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 54th of 83 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.25 billion current LCU | 2.47 billion current LCU | 1.22 billion current LCU | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 26.28 billion current LCU | 23.63 billion current LCU | 2.65 billion current LCU | Botswana |
| 2020s | 43.19 billion current LCU | 49.99 billion current LCU | 6.80 billion current LCU | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher central government debt, total, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 61.72 billion current LCU against 52.12 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in central government debt, total between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 9.60 billion current LCU, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for central government debt, total?
- Botswana ranks 56th 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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About this data
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.