Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Non-performing loans to total gross loans was 5.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Papua New Guinea, 2008–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 5.4% for non-performing loans to total gross loans in 2023.
The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 201.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Papua New Guinea peaked at 6.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2008.
Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.8% | — |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +47.4% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -18.9% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +34.8% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +40.7% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More development goals data for Papua New Guinea
- Red List Index 0.8663 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.62 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 47.38 (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 non-performing loans to total gross loans in Papua New Guinea?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Papua New Guinea was 5.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2008.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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