Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0002 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 164.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 182 Canada 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 183 Eritrea 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 184 Namibia 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 186 Suriname 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 187 Belize 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 188 East Timor 0.0001 units per square kilometre 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)
- 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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Papua New Guinea?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Papua New Guinea was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 185th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.