Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe: GDP (current US$), per capita

Papua New Guinea
3,020 current US$ per person
in 2025
Zimbabwe
3,021 current US$ per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
163rd
Zimbabwe rank
162nd

GDP (current US$), per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 3,021 current US$ per person against 3,020 current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd and Zimbabwe ranks 162nd of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 157.05 current US$ per person 290.57 current US$ per person 133.51 current US$ per person Zimbabwe
1970s 484.16 current US$ per person 602.95 current US$ per person 118.79 current US$ per person Zimbabwe
1980s 806.45 current US$ per person 855.49 current US$ per person 49.04 current US$ per person Zimbabwe
1990s 964.07 current US$ per person 686.84 current US$ per person 277.24 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 942.52 current US$ per person 497.49 current US$ per person 445.03 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 2,450 current US$ per person 1,661 current US$ per person 788.41 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 2,840 current US$ per person 2,487 current US$ per person 352.58 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$), per capita, Papua New Guinea or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 3,021 current US$ per person against 3,020 current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
1 current US$ per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd and Zimbabwe ranks 162nd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.