India vs Papua New Guinea: GDP (current US$), per capita
India
2,702 current US$ per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
3,020 current US$ per person
in 2025
India rank
165th
Papua New Guinea rank
163rd
GDP (current US$), per capita over time
- India
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3,020 current US$ per person against 2,702 current US$ per person in India, a difference of 318 current US$ per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
India ranks 165th and Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd of 212 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.78 current US$ per person | 157.05 current US$ per person | 56.27 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 162.57 current US$ per person | 484.16 current US$ per person | 321.59 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 307.09 current US$ per person | 806.45 current US$ per person | 499.36 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 369.45 current US$ per person | 964.07 current US$ per person | 594.63 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 715.22 current US$ per person | 942.52 current US$ per person | 227.31 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1,646 current US$ per person | 2,450 current US$ per person | 803.68 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2,359 current US$ per person | 2,840 current US$ per person | 480.4 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, India or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3,020 current US$ per person against 2,702 current US$ per person in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between India and Papua New Guinea?
- 318 current US$ per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do India and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
- India ranks 165th and Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP (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.