Net foreign assets fell 0.696% to PGK 12.0 bil in Papua New Guinea in 2023, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, net foreign assets in Papua New Guinea reached an all time high of PGK 12.0 bil in 2022 and an all time low of PGK 0.060 bil in 1994. When compared to Papua New Guinea's main peers, net foreign assets in Australia amounted to AUD -517 bil, IDR 1,967,292 bil in Indonesia, NZD -91.3 bil in New Zealand and PHP 6,556 bil in Philippines in 2023.
Papua New Guinea has been ranked 109th within the group of 141 countries we follow in terms of net foreign assets, 11 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Net Foreign Assets (Local Currency) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Australia | AUD bil | -360 | -138 | -462 | -720 | -712 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | CNY bil | 25,507 | 26,392 | 26,886 | 27,977 | 28,576 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | IDR bil | 1,442,536 | 1,506,619 | 1,711,188 | 1,809,776 | 1,898,235 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | MYR bil | 306 | 287 | 312 | 354 | 302 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | NZD bil | ... | ... | -80.0 | -90.8 | -100.0 | -106 | -105 | ||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | PGK bil | 7.02 | 7.67 | 5.23 | 8.68 | 12.0 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Philippines | PHP bil | 4,461 | 4,858 | 6,096 | 6,493 | 6,265 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | SGD bil | 311 | 309 | 408 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | TWD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Vietnam | VND bil | 1,537,729 | 2,128,233 | 2,638,483 | 2,688,410 | 2,314,301 | ... |
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