Papua New Guinea vs Tunisia: GDP per capita

Papua New Guinea
12,449 current LCU
in 2025
Tunisia
13,954 current LCU
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
196th
Tunisia rank
193rd

GDP per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tunisia
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019922025

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 13,954 current LCU against 12,449 current LCU in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,505 current LCU.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 196th and Tunisia ranks 193rd of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 144.34 current LCU 109.5 current LCU 34.84 current LCU Papua New Guinea
1970s 367.94 current LCU 281.56 current LCU 86.38 current LCU Papua New Guinea
1980s 678.6 current LCU 872.21 current LCU 193.61 current LCU Tunisia
1990s 1,239 current LCU 1,947 current LCU 708.41 current LCU Tunisia
2000s 2,846 current LCU 4,090 current LCU 1,244 current LCU Tunisia
2010s 6,766 current LCU 7,860 current LCU 1,095 current LCU Tunisia
2020s 10,465 current LCU 11,941 current LCU 1,475 current LCU Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Papua New Guinea or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 13,954 current LCU against 12,449 current LCU in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Papua New Guinea and Tunisia?
1,505 current LCU, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tunisia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tunisia rank globally for gdp per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 196th and Tunisia ranks 193rd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 11,862 data points, 1960–2025
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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.