Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Papua New Guinea's government debt stands at 51.62% as of 2025-12-31, down from 53.33% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1996 to 2025 (30 observations).
In 2025, Papua New Guinea's government debt was 51.62%, down from 53.33% in 2024.
In 2024, Papua New Guinea's government debt was 53.33%, down from 54.8% in 2023.
In 2023, Papua New Guinea's government debt was 54.8%, up from 49.23% in 2022.
In 2022, Papua New Guinea's government debt was 49.23%, down from 53.81% in 2021.
In 2021, Papua New Guinea's government debt was 53.81%, up from 48.68% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51.62% | -1.71% |
| 2024 | 53.33% | -1.46% |
| 2023 | 54.8% | +5.57% |
| 2022 | 49.23% | -4.58% |
| 2021 | 53.81% | +5.13% |
| 2020 | 48.68% | +10.47% |
| 2019 | 38.21% | +1.54% |
| 2018 | 36.68% | +4.19% |
| 2017 | 32.48% | -1.26% |
| 2016 | 33.74% | +3.81% |
| 2015 | 29.93% | +3.04% |
| 2014 | 26.89% | +2.01% |
| 2013 | 24.89% | +5.77% |
| 2012 | 19.12% | +2.85% |
| 2011 | 16.28% | -1.01% |
| 2010 | 17.29% | -4.43% |
| 2009 | 21.72% | +0.1609% |
| 2008 | 21.56% | -0.6013% |
| 2007 | 22.16% | -3.82% |
| 2006 | 25.98% | -5.58% |
| 2005 | 31.56% | -5.61% |
| 2004 | 37.18% | -3.24% |
| 2003 | 40.42% | -8.01% |
| 2002 | 48.43% | +0.7679% |
| 2001 | 47.66% | +5.33% |
| 2000 | 42.33% | +0.5763% |
| 1999 | 41.76% | -3.97% |
| 1998 | 45.73% | +1.81% |
| 1997 | 43.92% | +6.12% |
| 1996 | 37.8% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Papua New Guinea's government debt is 51.62% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 53.33% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 54.8% (2023); the lowest is 16.28% (2011), across data from 1996 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.