Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita

Ghana
1,842 current US$ per person
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
1,832 current US$ per person
in 2021
Ghana rank
133rd
Papua New Guinea rank
135th

Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita over time

  • Ghana
  • Papua New Guinea
05001.0k1.5k2.0k197119962021

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 1,842 current US$ per person against 1,832 current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 10 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Ghana ranks 133rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 184 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 295.6 current US$ per person 587.64 current US$ per person 292.04 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 303.59 current US$ per person 660.61 current US$ per person 357.02 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 502.05 current US$ per person 640.22 current US$ per person 138.17 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 1,462 current US$ per person 1,908 current US$ per person 446.09 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 1,847 current US$ per person 1,911 current US$ per person 64.29 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
Ghana, at 1,842 current US$ per person against 1,832 current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
10 current US$ per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita?
Ghana ranks 133rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
231 places, 9,520 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted net national income (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.