OECD members vs Papua New Guinea: GDP growth
GDP growth over time
- OECD members
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.6% against 1.8% in OECD members, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.2 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
OECD members ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 6.4% | 1.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 3.9% | 0.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 1.4% | 1.6% | OECD members |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 4.3% | 1.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 2.8% | 1.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 5.3% | 3.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 2.6% | 0.8% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp growth, OECD members or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5.6% against 1.8% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp growth between OECD members and Papua New Guinea?
- 3.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do OECD members and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gdp growth?
- OECD members ranks 43rd 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.