Melanesia vs Papua New Guinea: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate
Melanesia
5.12 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4.92 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia rank
127th
Papua New Guinea rank
130th
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate over time
- Melanesia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 5.12 % change on previous year against 4.92 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 127th and Papua New Guinea ranks 130th of 236 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.33 % change on previous year | 15.83 % change on previous year | 0.5019 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.37 % change on previous year | 3.94 % change on previous year | 0.4254 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 2.62 % change on previous year | 0.2977 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 8.39 % change on previous year | 8.94 % change on previous year | 0.5522 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.85 % change on previous year | 8.36 % change on previous year | 2.51 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.38 % change on previous year | 5.99 % change on previous year | 1.61 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate, Melanesia or Papua New Guinea?
- Melanesia, at 5.12 % change on previous year against 4.92 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate between Melanesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2 % change on previous year, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 127th and Papua New Guinea ranks 130th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.