North America vs Papua New Guinea: Inflation, GDP deflator
North America
2.7%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
6.9%
in 2025
North America rank
43rd
Papua New Guinea rank
44th
Inflation, GDP deflator over time
- North America
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 6.9% against 2.7% in North America, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.6 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 3.6% | 1.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 8.8% | 1.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 5.2% | 0.8% | North America |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 7.0% | 4.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 11.8% | 9.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 4.7% | 3.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 5.7% | 2.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, gdp deflator, North America or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 6.9% against 2.7% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, gdp deflator between North America and Papua New Guinea?
- 4.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do North America and Papua New Guinea rank globally for inflation, gdp deflator?
- North America ranks 43rd 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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About this data
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.