Bulgaria vs Papua New Guinea: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA)

Bulgaria
100.93 billion current LCU
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
113.36 billion current LCU
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
145th
Papua New Guinea rank
144th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Papua New Guinea
025.0B50.0B75.0B100.0B125.0B196019922025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 113.36 billion current LCU against 100.93 billion current LCU in Bulgaria, a difference of 12.43 billion current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 145th and Papua New Guinea ranks 144th of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 16.77 million current LCU 2.18 billion current LCU 2.16 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea
1990s 3.45 billion current LCU 5.51 billion current LCU 2.06 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea
2000s 21.22 billion current LCU 18.65 billion current LCU 2.57 billion current LCU Bulgaria
2010s 40.79 billion current LCU 56.73 billion current LCU 15.94 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea
2020s 73.38 billion current LCU 98.51 billion current LCU 25.13 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva), Bulgaria or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 113.36 billion current LCU against 100.93 billion current LCU in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) between Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?
12.43 billion current LCU, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva)?
Bulgaria ranks 145th and Papua New Guinea ranks 144th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 9,147 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices reflects the price of products receivable by the producer exclusive of taxes payable on products and inclusive of subsidies receivable on products, less intermediate consumption valued at purchasers' prices. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.