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$), per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3,021 current US$ 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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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.