Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) was 25.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Papua New Guinea, 2008–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Papua New Guinea stood at 25.0%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Papua New Guinea peaked at 71.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2023.
Papua New Guinea ranks 133rd of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 66.5% | — |
| 2009 | 70.7% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 71.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 69.4% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 68.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 64.5% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 59.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 58.4% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 69.5% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | -58.9% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | -12.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 25.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.6%, 48% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 25.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 51.7%, 48% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -58.9% | 69.5% | 28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.6% | 66.5% | 70.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 58.4% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 25.0% | 69.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More development goals data for Papua New Guinea
- Red List Index 0.8663 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.62 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 47.38 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 7,969 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to short term liabilities in Papua New Guinea?
- Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Papua New Guinea was 25.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for liquid assets to short term liabilities?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 133rd out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is liquid assets to short term liabilities rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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