Papua New Guinea vs Singapore: Annual growth of GDP per capita
Papua New Guinea
3.8%
in 2025
Singapore
3.7%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
56th
Singapore rank
57th
Annual growth of GDP per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Singapore
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in Singapore, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Singapore ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 56th and Singapore ranks 57th of 212 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1% | 6.4% | 2.3% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 7.5% | 6.0% | Singapore |
| 1980s | -0.8% | 5.6% | 6.4% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 4.0% | 3.3% | Singapore |
| 2000s | -0.5% | 3.0% | 3.5% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 3.5% | 0.9% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 2.6% | 2.0% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth of gdp per capita, Papua New Guinea or Singapore?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.8% against 3.7% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth of gdp per capita between Papua New Guinea and Singapore?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Singapore?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Singapore rank globally for annual growth of gdp per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 56th and Singapore ranks 57th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth of GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This data is adjusted for inflation.