Europe & Central Asia vs Papua New Guinea: GDP growth

Europe & Central Asia
1.7%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
5.6%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia rank
44th
Papua New Guinea rank
41st

GDP growth over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Papua New Guinea
-505101520196119932025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.6% against 1.7% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 3.9%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.3 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 26 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 4.9% 6.4% 1.6% Papua New Guinea
1970s 3.5% 3.9% 0.4% Papua New Guinea
1980s 2.4% 1.4% 1.0% Europe & Central Asia
1990s 1.5% 4.3% 2.8% Papua New Guinea
2000s 2.0% 2.8% 0.8% Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.9% 5.3% 3.4% Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.5% 2.6% 1.0% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp growth, Europe & Central Asia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 5.6% against 1.7% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp growth between Europe & Central Asia and Papua New Guinea?
3.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Papua New Guinea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gdp growth?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 14,354 data points, 1961–2025
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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.