Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Papua New Guinea: Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.1832 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.3325 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2004
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
30th
Papua New Guinea rank
31st

Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.3325 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1832 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.1493 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 31st of 41 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2095 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1973 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 0.2164 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1648 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0516 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 0.2222 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1216 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1006 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.1821 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2705 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0884 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.1922 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.335 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1429 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.3325 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1832 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2004.
What is the difference in gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea?
0.1493 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea?
44 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2004.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 31st of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic savings (current US$), 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 domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 11,097 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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