East Asia & Pacific vs Papua New Guinea: Inflation, GDP deflator

East Asia & Pacific
2.5%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
6.9%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific rank
46th
Papua New Guinea rank
44th

Inflation, GDP deflator over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Papua New Guinea
0204060196119932025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 6.9% against 2.5% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 4.4%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.8 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 29 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 46th and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 9.0% 9.2% 0.1% Papua New Guinea
1980s 7.1% 5.2% 1.9% East Asia & Pacific
1990s 4.5% 7.0% 2.6% Papua New Guinea
2000s 3.7% 11.8% 8.1% Papua New Guinea
2010s 2.6% 4.7% 2.1% Papua New Guinea
2020s 3.2% 5.7% 2.5% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inflation, gdp deflator, East Asia & Pacific or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 6.9% against 2.5% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
What is the difference in inflation, gdp deflator between East Asia & Pacific and Papua New Guinea?
4.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Papua New Guinea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Papua New Guinea rank globally for inflation, gdp deflator?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 46th and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 14,243 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.