Papua New Guinea vs Seychelles: GDP growth
GDP growth over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 5.8% against 5.6% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 41st and Seychelles ranks 39th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 4.5% | 1.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 9.2% | 5.3% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 2.4% | 1.1% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.9% | 0.6% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.7% | 1.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 6.1% | 0.8% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 0.4% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp growth, Papua New Guinea or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 5.8% against 5.6% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp growth between Papua New Guinea and Seychelles?
- 0.2%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Seychelles?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Seychelles rank globally for gdp growth?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 41st and Seychelles ranks 39th of 215 countries.
- 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.