New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea: Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP
New Zealand
0.1066 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.1151 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
New Zealand rank
114th
Papua New Guinea rank
111th
Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1151 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1066 current US$ per US$ of GDP in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 114th and Papua New Guinea ranks 111th of 181 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0584 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1557 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0973 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0664 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0892 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1545 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0653 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0923 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1271 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0661 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0522 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.1151 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1066 current US$ per US$ of GDP in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- New Zealand ranks 114th and Papua New Guinea ranks 111th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total reserves minus gold (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.