Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$), per in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$), per was 4,228 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$), per in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 4,228 current US$ per square kilometre for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4,228 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 126.7 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1970.
Papua New Guinea ranks 181st of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$), per in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 126.7 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 138.29 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 149.78 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 215.92 current US$ per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 1974 | 258.2 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1975 | 251.32 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 262.87 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 277.5 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 343.98 current US$ per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1979 | 390.69 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 450.21 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 477.79 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 406.91 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1983 | 420.63 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 429.69 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 445.19 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 491.37 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 575.5 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 668.91 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1989 | 674.78 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 639.86 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 782.34 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1992 | 856.18 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 963.95 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 1,082 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 935.32 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1996 | 941.26 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 798.06 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 571 current US$ per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1999 | 437.98 current US$ per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2000 | 435.36 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 417.52 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 416.87 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 484.06 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 534.06 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 624.06 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 1,076 current US$ per square kilometre | +72.3% |
| 2007 | 1,231 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 1,548 current US$ per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2009 | 1,624 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 2,239 current US$ per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 2011 | 2,819 current US$ per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 3,392 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2013 | 3,357 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 3,566 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 3,353 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 3,207 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 3,431 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 3,589 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 3,692 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 3,801 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 4,228 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 4,228 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14,348 current US$ per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 4,228 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 123,902 current US$ per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$), per in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +72.3% | 624.06 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,076 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 241.52 current US$ per square kilometre | 126.7 current US$ per square kilometre | 390.69 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 504.1 current US$ per square kilometre | 406.91 current US$ per square kilometre | 674.78 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 800.75 current US$ per square kilometre | 437.98 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,082 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 839.06 current US$ per square kilometre | 416.87 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,624 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,265 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,239 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,692 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,014 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,801 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,228 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 178 Solomon Islands 5,146 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 179 Mozambique 4,564 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 180 Bolivia 4,543 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 182 Angola 4,085 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 183 Sierra Leone 3,054 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 184 Guinea-Bissau 2,631 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Papua New Guinea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 769.57 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 72.76 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -198.32 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -557.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -18.75 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -4.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per in Papua New Guinea?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per in Papua New Guinea was 4,228 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4,228 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 126.7 current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 181st out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.