GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.9281 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.9281 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
183rd
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.9957 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1967
All-time low
0.885 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2003
Years of data
66
1960–2025
GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.9281 current US$ per US$ of GDP for gni (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni (current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.9957 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.885 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2003.
That places Papua New Guinea 183rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9893 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.9886 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.9919 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9919 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9909 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.9946 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.9957 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9924 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.9872 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.9695 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.9511 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9494 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9466 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9663 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9794 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9859 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9767 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.9765 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9651 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9496 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9683 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9634 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.972 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9543 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9615 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9622 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9617 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9673 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9426 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9344 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.918 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.919 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.885 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9448 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9264 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.925 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9485 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9827 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9347 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9545 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9448 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9688 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9411 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9382 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.9281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9912 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9872 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9957 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9588 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9859 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9617 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9765 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9312 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9673 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.92 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.885 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9448 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9396 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9827 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9402 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9688 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 180 Peru 0.9322 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 181 El Salvador 0.932 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 182 Liberia 0.9306 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 184 Kazakhstan 0.9277 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 185 Suriname 0.9273 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 186 Honduras 0.9232 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 3,072 constant LCU per person (2024)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 6.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 0.2146 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9552 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 2,782 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 7.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 10,718 current LCU per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni (current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea?
- Gni (current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea was 0.9281 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9957 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1967.
- What is the lowest gni (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.885 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for gni (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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