Papua New Guinea vs Tonga: Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Papua New Guinea
0.6444 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2004
Tonga
0.6265 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
127th
Tonga rank
128th

Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.6444 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.6265 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Tonga, a difference of 0.0179 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Tonga ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 127th and Tonga ranks 128th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1599 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2181 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0582 current LCU per US$ of GDP Tonga
1980s 0.209 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3011 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0921 current LCU per US$ of GDP Tonga
1990s 0.2786 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2694 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0092 current LCU per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.7111 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4359 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2752 current LCU per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Tonga?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.6444 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.6265 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Tonga as of 2004.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
0.0179 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
30 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2004.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tonga rank globally for gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 127th and Tonga ranks 128th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 8,666 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.