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

Papua New Guinea
0.5842 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2004
Tonga
0.6209 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
125th
Tonga rank
123rd

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.6209 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.5842 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0367 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 125th and Tonga ranks 123rd of 181 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1375 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1952 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0577 current LCU per US$ of GDP Tonga
1980s 0.203 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2846 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0816 current LCU per US$ of GDP Tonga
1990s 0.2388 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.262 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0232 current LCU per US$ of GDP Tonga
2000s 0.6525 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4287 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2238 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 fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.6209 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.5842 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
0.0367 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Tonga 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 fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 125th and Tonga ranks 123rd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed 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 fixed 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
181 places, 8,134 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross fixed 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.