India vs Papua New Guinea: GNI (current US$), per capita
India
2,669 current US$ per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2,802 current US$ per person
in 2025
India rank
164th
Papua New Guinea rank
161st
GNI (current US$), per capita over time
- India
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2,802 current US$ per person against 2,669 current US$ per person in India, a difference of 133 current US$ per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
India ranks 164th and Papua New Guinea ranks 161st of 208 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.2 current US$ per person | 155.69 current US$ per person | 55.48 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 162.1 current US$ per person | 465.25 current US$ per person | 303.15 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 305.43 current US$ per person | 775.58 current US$ per person | 470.16 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 365.3 current US$ per person | 896.9 current US$ per person | 531.6 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 710.39 current US$ per person | 869.7 current US$ per person | 159.31 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1,628 current US$ per person | 2,304 current US$ per person | 676.11 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2,328 current US$ per person | 2,667 current US$ per person | 338.97 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni (current us$), per capita, India or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2,802 current US$ per person against 2,669 current US$ per person in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni (current us$), per capita between India and Papua New Guinea?
- 133 current US$ per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do India and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gni (current us$), per capita?
- India ranks 164th and Papua New Guinea ranks 161st of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GNI (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.