Papua New Guinea: Net errors and omissions

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 Papua New Guinea

Balance of payments, net errors and omissions

 Latest value -33.44
 Year 2024
 Measure million USD
 Data availability 1976 - 2024
 Average -23.85
 Min - Max -1,448.38 - 1,426.68
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2024 is -33.44 million USD, a decline from 198.05 million USD in 2023. In comparison, the world average is -44.15 million USD, based on data from 159 countries. Historically, the average for Papua New Guinea from 1976 to 2024 is -23.85 million USD. The minimum value, -1448.38 million USD, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 1426.68 million USD was recorded in 2013. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Papua New Guinea: Net errors and omissions
 2024 -33.44
 2023 198.05
 2022 960.67
 2021 479.53
 2020 -1,448.38
 2019 713.74
 2018 770.62
 2017 471.52




Definition: Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Terms of trade 131.20 2024 percent
 Trade openness 131.08 2004 percent
 Financial openness -0.673 2022 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 72.16 2004 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 2.83 2004 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 2.72 2004 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 58.92 2004 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 2.31 2004 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP -0.64 2024 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars -0.20 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities -0.82 2016 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 15.48 2024 percent
 Current account, in dollars 4.77 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 13.25 2004 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 6.39 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 3.71 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.01 2024 percent
 Remittances 3.87 2024 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -33.44 2024 million USD
 External debt 46.97 2024 percent
 Short-term external debt 0.12 2023 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 0.48 2023 percent
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