Nicaragua vs Papua New Guinea: Total debt service
Nicaragua
13.8%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
19.6%
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
9th
Papua New Guinea rank
6th
Total debt service over time
- Nicaragua
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 19.6% against 13.8% in Nicaragua, a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 6th of 119 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.4% | 7.9% | 2.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 12.1% | 7.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 13.6% | 3.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 7.8% | 3.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 8.5% | 7.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 15.7% | 0.9% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total debt service, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 19.6% against 13.8% in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total debt service between Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
- 5.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total debt service?
- Nicaragua ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 6th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release