Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) was 15.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 15.0% for current account balance as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.3% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 15.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -16.2%, in 2013.
Papua New Guinea ranks 9th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.3% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | -0.8% | -109.0% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -579.7% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +178.7% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -60.5% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -64.1% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +259.6% |
| 2009 | -5.1% | -174.7% |
| 2010 | -4.5% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | -1.1% | -75.6% |
| 2012 | -10.8% | +880.6% |
| 2013 | -16.2% | +50.4% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -174.8% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | +21.6% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -37.2% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | +65.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 15.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.8%. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 15.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.1%, 13.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -880.6% | -1.1% | -10.8% |
| 2003 | +579.7% | -0.8% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | -5.1% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | -16.2% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 9.1% | 15.0% | 5 |
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 current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Papua New Guinea?
- Current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Papua New Guinea was 15.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.2% in 2013.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for current account balance as a proportion of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 9th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current account balance as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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