Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita was 233.05 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita in Papua New Guinea is 233.05 current US$ per person, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 375.4% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 233.05 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$ per person, in 1970.
Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 current US$ per person | — |
| 1972 | 26.54 current US$ per person | — |
| 1973 | 68.72 current US$ per person | +158.9% |
| 1974 | 85.64 current US$ per person | +24.6% |
| 1975 | 47.15 current US$ per person | -44.9% |
| 1976 | 47.67 current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 47.18 current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 56.07 current US$ per person | +18.8% |
| 1979 | 80.04 current US$ per person | +42.7% |
| 1980 | 99.17 current US$ per person | +23.9% |
| 1981 | 80.73 current US$ per person | -18.6% |
| 1982 | 64.93 current US$ per person | -19.6% |
| 1983 | 77.3 current US$ per person | +19.1% |
| 1984 | 57.08 current US$ per person | -26.2% |
| 1985 | 78.21 current US$ per person | +37.0% |
| 1986 | 75.81 current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 106.68 current US$ per person | +40.7% |
| 1988 | 131.17 current US$ per person | +23.0% |
| 1989 | 112.71 current US$ per person | -14.1% |
| 1990 | 92.57 current US$ per person | -17.9% |
| 1991 | 90.08 current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 84.85 current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 57.3 current US$ per person | -32.5% |
| 1994 | 68.96 current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 1995 | 79.4 current US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 35.32 current US$ per person | -55.5% |
| 1997 | 7.52 current US$ per person | -78.7% |
| 1998 | 20.33 current US$ per person | +170.4% |
| 1999 | 15.11 current US$ per person | -25.7% |
| 2000 | 28.19 current US$ per person | +86.6% |
| 2001 | 11.38 current US$ per person | -59.6% |
| 2002 | 20.98 current US$ per person | +84.4% |
| 2003 | 27.1 current US$ per person | +29.2% |
| 2004 | 57.68 current US$ per person | +112.8% |
| 2005 | 65.88 current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 114.52 current US$ per person | +73.8% |
| 2007 | 101.03 current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 135.21 current US$ per person | +33.8% |
| 2009 | 117.13 current US$ per person | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 187.87 current US$ per person | +60.4% |
| 2011 | 197.28 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 97.19 current US$ per person | -50.7% |
| 2013 | 22.03 current US$ per person | -77.3% |
| 2014 | 10.01 current US$ per person | -54.6% |
| 2015 | 22.93 current US$ per person | +129.1% |
| 2016 | 45.95 current US$ per person | +100.4% |
| 2017 | 53.71 current US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 49.57 current US$ per person | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 52.51 current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 49.02 current US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 233.05 current US$ per person | +375.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 233.05 current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.091 current US$ per person, 2561.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +375.4% | 49.02 current US$ per person | 233.05 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.9 current US$ per person | 0 current US$ per person | 85.64 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.38 current US$ per person | 57.08 current US$ per person | 131.17 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.14 current US$ per person | 7.52 current US$ per person | 92.57 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.91 current US$ per person | 11.38 current US$ per person | 135.21 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.9 current US$ per person | 10.01 current US$ per person | 197.28 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 141.04 current US$ per person | 49.02 current US$ per person | 233.05 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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$), annual growth rate -4.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita in Papua New Guinea was 233.05 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 233.05 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 10th out of 218 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: mineral depletion Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.