Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.7024 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7024 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 14.3%
World rank
148th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.8226 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2014
All-time low
0.6305 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2004
Years of data
42
1980–2021

Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2021

00.20.40.60.81980200020211980: 0.72 current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0.742 current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.729 current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.724 current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.784 current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.735 current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.743 current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.702 current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.708 current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.714 current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.716 current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.738 current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.656 current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.637 current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.662 current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.633 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.652 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.75 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.743 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.714 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.679 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.72 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.704 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.647 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.631 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.64 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.647 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.692 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.683 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.718 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.673 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.673 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.789 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.787 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.823 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.807 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.819 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.801 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.799 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.78 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.819 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.702 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.7024 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2021.

That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.8226 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6305 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2004.

That places Papua New Guinea 148th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1980 to 2021.
Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1980 0.7205 current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1981 0.7418 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.0%
1982 0.7287 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.8%
1983 0.7238 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.7%
1984 0.7843 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.4%
1985 0.7353 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.3%
1986 0.7428 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.0%
1987 0.7023 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.5%
1988 0.7081 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.8%
1989 0.7143 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.9%
1990 0.7165 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.3%
1991 0.7385 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.1%
1992 0.6564 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.1%
1993 0.6373 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.9%
1994 0.6621 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.9%
1995 0.6334 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.3%
1996 0.6522 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.0%
1997 0.7501 current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.0%
1998 0.7429 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.0%
1999 0.7139 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.9%
2000 0.6787 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.9%
2001 0.7201 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.1%
2002 0.7042 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.2%
2003 0.6468 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.2%
2004 0.6305 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.5%
2005 0.6397 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.4%
2006 0.6467 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.1%
2007 0.6923 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.1%
2008 0.6831 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.3%
2009 0.7176 current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.0%
2010 0.6731 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.2%
2011 0.6735 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.1%
2012 0.7887 current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.1%
2013 0.7871 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.2%
2014 0.8226 current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.5%
2015 0.8074 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.8%
2016 0.8185 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.4%
2017 0.8015 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.1%
2018 0.7987 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.3%
2019 0.7802 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.3%
2020 0.8193 current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.0%
2021 0.7024 current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.3%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 0.7024 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8393 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 0.7024 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7523 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 93% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7302 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7023 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7843 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.6903 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6334 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7501 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.676 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6305 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7201 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.7751 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6731 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8226 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.7608 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7024 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8193 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 145 Bahrain 0.7087 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 146 Malaysia 0.7067 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 147 Eritrea 0.7048 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 149 Barbados 0.7001 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 150 China 0.6995 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 151 Botswana 0.6987 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea?
Adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea was 0.7024 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.8226 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
What is the lowest adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6305 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 148th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP
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231 places, 9,508 data points, 1970–2021
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Adjusted net national income (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.