Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita
Papua New Guinea
2,782 current US$ per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
2,862 current US$ per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
152nd
Zimbabwe rank
149th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 2,862 current US$ per person against 2,782 current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 80 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 152nd and Zimbabwe ranks 149th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 151.59 current US$ per person | 277.43 current US$ per person | 125.84 current US$ per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 457.77 current US$ per person | 585.03 current US$ per person | 127.26 current US$ per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 743.88 current US$ per person | 782.81 current US$ per person | 38.93 current US$ per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 916.51 current US$ per person | 608.1 current US$ per person | 308.41 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 928.21 current US$ per person | 455.98 current US$ per person | 472.23 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2,351 current US$ per person | 1,523 current US$ per person | 828.2 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2,683 current US$ per person | 2,251 current US$ per person | 431.38 current US$ per person | 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) (current us$), per capita, Papua New Guinea or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 2,862 current US$ per person against 2,782 current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita between Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 80 current US$ per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 152nd and Zimbabwe ranks 149th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), 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 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.