| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.47
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.06
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.09
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.08
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.06
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.02
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.16
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 44.40
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1969 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.02
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.35
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.63
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            2009
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1982 - 2009
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 435.88
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.86
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1966 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: AMT: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21.74
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: AMT: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral: Con... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.70
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: AMT: IMF Repurchases (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: AMT: Principal Repayments: Long-Term and IMF... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,660.31
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: AMT: Principal Repayments: Long-Term (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,666.49
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: AMT: Principal Repayments: Private Non-Guara... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,597.26
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: AMT: Principal Repayments: Public and Public... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 74.06
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: AMT: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (PPG): T... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.57
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: AMT: PPG: International Development Associat... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.54
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: AMT: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 46.76
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: AMT: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 25.98
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: AMT: PPG: Official Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 68.51
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: AMT: PPG: Private Creditors: Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: AMT: PPG: Private Creditors: Commercial Bank... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.72
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: AMT: Private Non-Guaranteed (PNG): Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: AMT: PNG: Commercial Banks and Other Credito... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,586.24
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: AMT: PPG: Private Creditors: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: AMT: PPG: Private Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.72
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: Principal Arrears: Official Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.81
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: Principal Arrears: Private Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.53
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: Principal Forgiven (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: Principal Rescheduled (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: Principal Rescheduled: Official (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: Principal Rescheduled: Private (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: COM: Commitments: Public and Publicly Guaran... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 829.11
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: COM: Commitments: The International Bank for... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: COM: Commitments: International Development ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: COM: Commitments: Official Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 519.11
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: COM: Commitments: Private Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 310.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Currency Composition of PPG Debt: Deutsche Mark (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Currency Composition of PPG Debt: Euro (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.93
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Currency Composition of PPG Debt: French Franc (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Currency Composition of PPG Debt: Japanese Yen (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.16
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Currency Composition of PPG Debt: Multiple Currencies (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.80
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Currency Composition of PPG Debt: All Other Currencies (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17.24
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Currency Composition of PPG Debt: SDR (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18.10
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Currency Composition of PPG Debt: Swiss Franc (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Currency Composition of PPG Debt: Pound Sterling (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Currency Composition of PPG Debt: USD (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 50.76
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: Forgiveness or Reduction (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DIS: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 250.39
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DIS: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral: Con... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 165.22
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DIS: IMF Purchases (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DIS: Disbursements: Long-Term and IMF (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,536.06
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DIS: Disbursements: Long-Term (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 502.27
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DIS: Disbursements: Private Non-Guaranteed (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,003.79
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DIS: Disbursements: Public and Publicly Guar... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 532.27
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: International Development Association: Grants (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DIS: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (PPG): T... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DIS: PPG: International Development Associat... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 32.63
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DIS: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 155.33
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DIS: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 75.07
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DIS: PPG: Official Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 405.72
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DIS: PPG: Private Creditors: Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DIS: PPG: Private Creditors: Commercial Bank... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 96.55
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DIS: Private Non-Guaranteed (PNG): Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DIS: PNG: Commercial Banks and Other Credito... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,003.79
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DIS: PPG: Private Creditors: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DIS: PPG: Private Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 96.55
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DOD: Stocks: Concessional (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,226.21
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: Concessional Debt: % of Total External Debt (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.23
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DOD: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 536.02
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DOD: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral: Con... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 535.38
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: Debt Outstanding, Debt Ration and Debt Servi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19,688.49
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: Stocks: Total Change (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -805.48
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: Stocks: % of Exports of Goods, Services and ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 253.48
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: Stocks: % of GNI (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 123.61
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DOD: Use of IMF Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 168.71
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DOD: Stocks: Long-Term (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18,927.34
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DOD: Stocks: Private Non-Guaranteed (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17,008.33
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DOD: Stocks: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,919.02
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DOD: Stocks: Short-Term (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 592.44
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: Short-Term Debt: % of Total Reserves (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 35.27
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1973 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: Short-Term Debt: % of Exports of Goods, Serv... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.11
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: Short-Term Debt: % of Total External Debt (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.01
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Debt Forgiveness Grants (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DOD: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (PPG): T... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 57.87
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DOD: PPG: International Development Associat... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 203.95
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DOD: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,166.51
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: Multilateral Debt: % of Total External Debt (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.92
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DOD: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 690.84
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DOD: The International Bank for Reconstructi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 261.82
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DOD: PPG: Official Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,702.52
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DOD: PPG: Private Creditors: Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: External Debt: DOD: PPG: Private Creditors: Commercial Bank... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 216.50
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         |