Europe & Central Asia vs Papua New Guinea: GDP growth
GDP growth over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Papua New Guinea
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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About this data
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.