Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and was 0.3364 Percentage of GDP in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3364 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
95th
of 122 countries
All-time high
1.32 Percentage of GDP
in 2002
All-time low
0.3364 Percentage of GDP
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2019

0.40.60.811.21.42000200920192000: 0.878 Percentage of GDP2001: 1.2 Percentage of GDP2002: 1.3 Percentage of GDP2003: 1.2 Percentage of GDP2004: 1.2 Percentage of GDP2005: 1.1 Percentage of GDP2006: 1 Percentage of GDP2007: 0.929 Percentage of GDP2008: 0.9 Percentage of GDP2009: 0.814 Percentage of GDP2010: 0.714 Percentage of GDP2011: 0.682 Percentage of GDP2012: 0.63 Percentage of GDP2013: 0.585 Percentage of GDP2014: 0.498 Percentage of GDP2015: 0.451 Percentage of GDP2016: 0.412 Percentage of GDP2017: 0.384 Percentage of GDP2018: 0.372 Percentage of GDP2019: 0.336 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.3364 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 58.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.32 Percentage of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3364 Percentage of GDP, in 2019.

Papua New Guinea ranks 95th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and capital stock — Public-private partnership (PPP) capital stock in Papua New Guinea, 2000 to 2019.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2000 0.8778 Percentage of GDP
2001 1.18 Percentage of GDP +34.9%
2002 1.32 Percentage of GDP +11.7%
2003 1.22 Percentage of GDP -7.3%
2004 1.18 Percentage of GDP -3.8%
2005 1.1 Percentage of GDP -7.0%
2006 1.04 Percentage of GDP -5.5%
2007 0.9286 Percentage of GDP -10.3%
2008 0.9 Percentage of GDP -3.1%
2009 0.8143 Percentage of GDP -9.5%
2010 0.7143 Percentage of GDP -12.3%
2011 0.6823 Percentage of GDP -4.5%
2012 0.6296 Percentage of GDP -7.7%
2013 0.5855 Percentage of GDP -7.0%
2014 0.4977 Percentage of GDP -15.0%
2015 0.4507 Percentage of GDP -9.4%
2016 0.4123 Percentage of GDP -8.5%
2017 0.3842 Percentage of GDP -6.8%
2018 0.3716 Percentage of GDP -3.3%
2019 0.3364 Percentage of GDP -9.5%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 0.3364 Percentage of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.82 Percentage of GDP, 19% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 0.3364 Percentage of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.43 Percentage of GDP, 14% of the median. (13 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +34.9% 0.8778 Percentage of GDP 1.18 Percentage of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.06 Percentage of GDP 0.8143 Percentage of GDP 1.32 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 0.5064 Percentage of GDP 0.3364 Percentage of GDP 0.7143 Percentage of GDP 10

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 92 Saint Lucia 0.3678 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 93 Czechia 0.3409 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 94 Germany 0.3385 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 96 Mali 0.3278 Percentage of GDP compare
  5. 97 Austria 0.3271 Percentage of GDP compare
  6. 98 Finland 0.3259 Percentage of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Papua New Guinea?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Papua New Guinea was 0.3364 Percentage of GDP in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1.32 Percentage of GDP in 2002.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3364 Percentage of GDP in 2019.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and?
Papua New Guinea ranks 95th out of 122 countries with data for 2019.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and capital stock — Public-private partnership (PPP) capital stock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and capital stock — Public-private partnership (PPP) capital stock
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 21 shows indicators of investment flows and capital stocks, in US dollars and as a percentage of GDP, including general government investment, public-private partnerships, and private investment.