Agriculture value added share of GDP in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Agriculture value added share of GDP was 17.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
17.9%
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
42nd
of 203 countries
All-time high
24.1%
in 2002
All-time low
16.9%
in 2022
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Agriculture value added share of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 2001–2023

05101520252001201220232001: 22.32002: 24.12003: 23.62004: 21.92005: 21.52006: 20.42007: 19.62008: 20.22009: 21.62010: 19.62011: 19.22012: 19.32013: 19.32014: 17.72015: 17.52016: 17.92017: 17.62018: 172019: 172020: 18.82021: 192022: 16.92023: 17.9

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 17.9% for agriculture value added share of gdp in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 24.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2022.

Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Agriculture value added share of GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Papua New Guinea, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 22.3%
2002 24.1% +8.4%
2003 23.6% -2.4%
2004 21.9% -7.1%
2005 21.5% -1.6%
2006 20.4% -5.2%
2007 19.6% -3.9%
2008 20.2% +2.9%
2009 21.6% +7.3%
2010 19.6% -9.4%
2011 19.2% -2.1%
2012 19.3% +0.4%
2013 19.3% -0.1%
2014 17.7% -8.2%
2015 17.5% -1.3%
2016 17.9% +2.3%
2017 17.6% -1.2%
2018 17.0% -3.9%
2019 17.0% +0.1%
2020 18.8% +10.5%
2021 19.0% +1.2%
2022 16.9% -10.8%
2023 17.9% +5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.7% 19.6% 24.1% 9
2010s 18.2% 17.0% 19.6% 10
2020s 18.2% 16.9% 19.0% 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 39 Marshall Islands 18.4% compare
  2. 40 Haiti 18.1% compare
  3. 41 Togo 18.1% compare
  4. 43 Albania 17.4% compare
  5. 44 Tonga 17.1% compare
  6. 45 Democratic Republic of the Congo 17.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agriculture value added share of gdp in Papua New Guinea?
Agriculture value added share of gdp in Papua New Guinea was 17.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2002.
What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2022.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture value added share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agriculture value added share of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
239 places, 5,157 data points, 2001–2024
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