Papua New Guinea vs Puerto Rico: GDP

Papua New Guinea
133.98 billion current LCU
in 2025
Puerto Rico
129.37 billion current LCU
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
143rd
Puerto Rico rank
145th

GDP over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Puerto Rico
050.0B100.0B150.0B196019922025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 133.98 billion current LCU against 129.37 billion current LCU in Puerto Rico, a difference of 4.62 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 143rd and Puerto Rico ranks 145th of 212 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 315.28 million current LCU 2.85 billion current LCU 2.54 billion current LCU Puerto Rico
1970s 1.04 billion current LCU 8.27 billion current LCU 7.23 billion current LCU Puerto Rico
1980s 2.36 billion current LCU 20.45 billion current LCU 18.08 billion current LCU Puerto Rico
1990s 5.80 billion current LCU 42.22 billion current LCU 36.42 billion current LCU Puerto Rico
2000s 18.95 billion current LCU 80.84 billion current LCU 61.90 billion current LCU Puerto Rico
2010s 59.16 billion current LCU 102.24 billion current LCU 43.09 billion current LCU Puerto Rico
2020s 108.14 billion current LCU 116.21 billion current LCU 8.08 billion current LCU Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, Papua New Guinea or Puerto Rico?
Papua New Guinea, at 133.98 billion current LCU against 129.37 billion current LCU in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp between Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico?
4.62 billion current LCU, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico rank globally for gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 143rd and Puerto Rico ranks 145th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 11,862 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.