GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 3.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita 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 per capita growth in Papua New Guinea stood at 3.8%.
The figure is up 85.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Papua New Guinea peaked at 14.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, -7.3%, in 1997.
That places Papua New Guinea 58th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.5% | — |
| 1962 | 3.9% | +11.7% |
| 1963 | 1.8% | -55.2% |
| 1964 | 6.2% | +253.4% |
| 1965 | 7.9% | +27.0% |
| 1966 | 3.5% | -55.8% |
| 1967 | 1.8% | -49.6% |
| 1968 | 2.0% | +15.2% |
| 1969 | 5.8% | +184.6% |
| 1970 | 8.2% | +42.4% |
| 1971 | 3.8% | -54.2% |
| 1972 | 3.2% | -16.6% |
| 1973 | 4.1% | +29.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | -92.7% |
| 1975 | -3.1% | -1130.3% |
| 1976 | -5.5% | +78.8% |
| 1977 | -1.3% | -75.8% |
| 1978 | 6.3% | -572.1% |
| 1979 | -0.3% | -104.5% |
| 1980 | -4.3% | +1437.9% |
| 1981 | -2.3% | -46.2% |
| 1982 | -1.7% | -26.0% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | -162.7% |
| 1984 | -2.4% | -327.6% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -173.3% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | +36.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -76.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | +24.3% |
| 1989 | -3.6% | -608.1% |
| 1990 | -5.5% | +52.8% |
| 1991 | 6.1% | -211.3% |
| 1992 | 9.9% | +61.3% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | +41.4% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -84.5% |
| 1995 | -6.7% | -409.4% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -158.7% |
| 1997 | -7.3% | -284.0% |
| 1998 | -7.1% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | -1.6% | -77.1% |
| 2000 | -5.8% | +256.3% |
| 2001 | -3.5% | -40.4% |
| 2002 | -3.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | -1.2% | -66.1% |
| 2004 | -0.6% | -49.6% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -601.3% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -29.1% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +113.1% |
| 2008 | -3.3% | -174.7% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -207.0% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | +91.5% |
| 2011 | -1.8% | -126.2% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -199.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -40.6% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +902.7% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -63.2% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -62.7% |
| 2018 | -2.6% | -336.4% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -183.6% |
| 2020 | -5.2% | -342.4% |
| 2021 | -2.5% | -52.6% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -251.3% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -47.9% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | +85.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 3.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 3.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -1437.9% | -0.3% | -4.3% |
| 1975 | -1130.3% | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | +902.7% | 1.1% | 10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1% | 1.8% | 7.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | -5.5% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8% | -4.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | -7.3% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5% | -5.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | -2.6% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -5.2% | 3.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0269 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Papua New Guinea?
- Gdp per capita growth in Papua New Guinea was 3.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.3% in 1997.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 58th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 per capita 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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.