Interest payments in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Interest payments was 14.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
14.2%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
32nd
of 155 countries
All-time high
19.9%
in 2002
All-time low
7.9%
in 2014
Years of data
24
1990–2024

Interest payments in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024

051015201990200720241990: 11.7 % of revenue1991: 7.9 % of revenue1992: 12.3 % of revenue1993: 12 % of revenue1994: 13 % of revenue1995: 18.7 % of revenue1996: 14.2 % of revenue1997: 14 % of revenue1998: 16.9 % of revenue1999: 15.5 % of revenue2000: 14.7 % of revenue2001: 14.8 % of revenue2002: 19.9 % of revenue2014: 7.9 % of revenue2015: 10.3 % of revenue2016: 11.9 % of revenue2017: 13.2 % of revenue2018: 13.2 % of revenue2019: 15.4 % of revenue2020: 17.9 % of revenue2021: 16.2 % of revenue2022: 13.9 % of revenue2023: 13.9 % of revenue2024: 14.2 % of revenue

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 14.2% for interest payments in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 80.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Papua New Guinea peaked at 19.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2014.

That places Papua New Guinea 32nd out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Interest payments in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Interest payments (% of revenue) in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2024.
Year % of revenue Change
1990 11.7%
1991 7.9% -32.2%
1992 12.3% +56.0%
1993 12.0% -2.9%
1994 13.0% +8.2%
1995 18.7% +44.5%
1996 14.2% -24.1%
1997 14.0% -1.6%
1998 16.9% +20.4%
1999 15.5% -8.3%
2000 14.7% -4.9%
2001 14.8% +0.7%
2002 19.9% +34.5%
2014 7.9% -60.5%
2015 10.3% +31.3%
2016 11.9% +15.4%
2017 13.2% +11.2%
2018 13.2% -0.6%
2019 15.4% +16.7%
2020 17.9% +16.3%
2021 16.2% -9.1%
2022 13.9% -14.5%
2023 13.9% +0.4%
2024 14.2% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.6% 7.9% 18.7% 10
2000s 16.5% 14.7% 19.9% 3
2010s 12.0% 7.9% 15.4% 6
2020s 15.2% 13.9% 17.9% 5

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  3. 31 El Salvador 14.3% compare
  4. 33 Seychelles 14.1% compare
  5. 34 Togo 14.0% compare
  6. 35 Colombia 13.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Papua New Guinea?
Interest payments in Papua New Guinea was 14.2% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2002.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2014.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for interest payments?
Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Interest payments (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,564 data points, 1972–2024
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Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.