Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Ghana
167.61 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
189.2 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
131st
Papua New Guinea rank
129th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 189.2 BoP, current US$ per person against 167.61 BoP, current US$ per person in Ghana, a difference of 21.59 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Ghana ranks 131st and Papua New Guinea ranks 129th of 200 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 34.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 31.16 BoP, current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 7.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 63.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 55.94 BoP, current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 6.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 80.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 74.16 BoP, current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 11.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 80.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 69.23 BoP, current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 77.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 112.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 35.02 BoP, current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 158.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 172.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.74 BoP, current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 189.2 BoP, current US$ per person against 167.61 BoP, current US$ per person in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 21.59 BoP, current US$ per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 131st and Papua New Guinea ranks 129th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary income payments (BoP, 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.