Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Gross domestic product (GDP)

Botswana
9.65 billion current GBP
in 2014
Papua New Guinea
10.29 billion current GBP
in 2014
Botswana rank
121st
Papua New Guinea rank
118th

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

  • Botswana
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.29 billion current GBP against 9.65 billion current GBP in Botswana, a difference of 637.23 million current GBP.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Botswana ranks 121st and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 17.96 million current GBP 132.50 million current GBP 114.53 million current GBP Papua New Guinea
1970s 171.05 million current GBP 655.97 million current GBP 484.92 million current GBP Papua New Guinea
1980s 967.08 million current GBP 1.71 billion current GBP 747.47 million current GBP Papua New Guinea
1990s 2.77 billion current GBP 2.71 billion current GBP 68.09 million current GBP Botswana
2000s 4.97 billion current GBP 2.92 billion current GBP 2.06 billion current GBP Botswana
2010s 9.30 billion current GBP 8.84 billion current GBP 454.89 million current GBP Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 10.29 billion current GBP against 9.65 billion current GBP in Botswana as of 2014.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
637.23 million current GBP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2014.
How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
Botswana ranks 121st and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Unit
current GBP
Source
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 13,609 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in British pounds. It is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.