Papua New Guinea vs Tonga: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita
Papua New Guinea
10,718 current LCU per person
in 2024
Tonga
12,657 current LCU per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
189th
Tonga rank
186th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 12,657 current LCU per person against 10,718 current LCU per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,939 current LCU per person.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 189th and Tonga ranks 186th of 205 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 417.52 current LCU per person | 280.38 current LCU per person | 137.14 current LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 625.41 current LCU per person | 747.3 current LCU per person | 121.89 current LCU per person | Tonga |
| 1990s | 1,177 current LCU per person | 2,028 current LCU per person | 850.46 current LCU per person | Tonga |
| 2000s | 2,795 current LCU per person | 4,047 current LCU per person | 1,252 current LCU per person | Tonga |
| 2010s | 6,491 current LCU per person | 7,144 current LCU per person | 653.5 current LCU per person | Tonga |
| 2020s | 9,633 current LCU per person | 10,530 current LCU per person | 897.1 current LCU per person | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita, Papua New Guinea or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 12,657 current LCU per person against 10,718 current LCU per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita between Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
- 1,939 current LCU per person, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tonga rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 189th and Tonga ranks 186th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.