GDP growth in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: GDP growth was 5.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Papua New Guinea stood at 5.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Papua New Guinea peaked at 18.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, -3.9%, in 1997.
That places Papua New Guinea 41st out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.2% | — |
| 1962 | 6.4% | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 4.1% | -36.1% |
| 1964 | 8.6% | +110.4% |
| 1965 | 10.3% | +19.8% |
| 1966 | 5.8% | -43.4% |
| 1967 | 4.1% | -30.0% |
| 1968 | 4.4% | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 8.3% | +89.8% |
| 1970 | 10.8% | +31.1% |
| 1971 | 6.3% | -41.9% |
| 1972 | 5.6% | -10.4% |
| 1973 | 6.5% | +15.7% |
| 1974 | 2.6% | -60.0% |
| 1975 | -0.9% | -133.7% |
| 1976 | -3.4% | +285.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | -124.6% |
| 1978 | 8.5% | +924.2% |
| 1979 | 1.8% | -78.6% |
| 1980 | -2.3% | -225.7% |
| 1981 | -0.3% | -88.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -228.4% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +813.2% |
| 1984 | -0.4% | -111.0% |
| 1985 | 4.0% | -1227.7% |
| 1986 | 4.7% | +17.3% |
| 1987 | 2.8% | -41.0% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | +5.0% |
| 1989 | -1.4% | -148.8% |
| 1990 | -3.0% | +112.2% |
| 1991 | 9.5% | -416.9% |
| 1992 | 13.8% | +45.1% |
| 1993 | 18.2% | +31.4% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | -67.4% |
| 1995 | -3.3% | -155.7% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | -333.5% |
| 1997 | -3.9% | -150.5% |
| 1998 | -3.8% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -149.2% |
| 2000 | -2.5% | -234.5% |
| 2001 | -0.1% | -95.1% |
| 2002 | -0.2% | +31.0% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -1461.9% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +25.7% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +133.2% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +44.5% |
| 2008 | -0.3% | -103.8% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -2393.9% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +48.9% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -89.1% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +320.5% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +254.1% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -51.4% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -35.6% |
| 2018 | -0.3% | -107.9% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -1704.5% |
| 2020 | -3.2% | -170.7% |
| 2021 | -0.5% | -83.9% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -1217.7% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -33.2% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | +45.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 4.1% | 10.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.9% | -3.4% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | -2.3% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | -3.9% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | -2.5% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | -0.3% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | -3.2% | 5.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 5.8% compare
- 39 Seychelles 5.8% compare
- 40 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.8% compare
- 42 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.6% compare
- 43 Mali 5.6% compare
- 44 Chad 5.6% compare
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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2738 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 797.48 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.8065 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 2,349 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate -0.1907 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Papua New Guinea?
- Gdp growth in Papua New Guinea was 5.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.9% in 1997.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for gdp growth?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 41st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.