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
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
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 205 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
| Year | % | 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% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 17.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 17.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.1%, 2.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More economy & growth data for Papua New Guinea
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -52.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.09 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -51.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.7945 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 40.57 % change on previous year (2025)
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 205 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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