Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ was 0.0965 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0965 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
166th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0965 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0298 units per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ in Papua New Guinea, 1991–2023

0.020.040.060.080.11991200720231991: 0.03 units per square kilometre1992: 0.034 units per square kilometre1993: 0.04 units per square kilometre1994: 0.043 units per square kilometre1995: 0.041 units per square kilometre1996: 0.044 units per square kilometre1997: 0.043 units per square kilometre1998: 0.041 units per square kilometre1999: 0.042 units per square kilometre2000: 0.041 units per square kilometre2001: 0.041 units per square kilometre2002: 0.041 units per square kilometre2003: 0.041 units per square kilometre2004: 0.043 units per square kilometre2005: 0.045 units per square kilometre2006: 0.048 units per square kilometre2007: 0.051 units per square kilometre2008: 0.051 units per square kilometre2009: 0.055 units per square kilometre2010: 0.06 units per square kilometre2011: 0.061 units per square kilometre2012: 0.064 units per square kilometre2013: 0.066 units per square kilometre2014: 0.075 units per square kilometre2015: 0.08 units per square kilometre2016: 0.085 units per square kilometre2017: 0.088 units per square kilometre2018: 0.087 units per square kilometre2019: 0.091 units per square kilometre2020: 0.088 units per square kilometre2021: 0.088 units per square kilometre2022: 0.093 units per square kilometre2023: 0.096 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross domestic product, gdp in millions constant 2021 international $ in Papua New Guinea is 0.0965 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross domestic product, gdp in millions constant 2021 international $ in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0965 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0298 units per square kilometre, in 1991.

Papua New Guinea ranks 166th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1991 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1991 0.0298 units per square kilometre
1992 0.034 units per square kilometre +13.8%
1993 0.0401 units per square kilometre +18.2%
1994 0.0425 units per square kilometre +5.9%
1995 0.0411 units per square kilometre -3.3%
1996 0.0443 units per square kilometre +7.7%
1997 0.0426 units per square kilometre -3.9%
1998 0.041 units per square kilometre -3.8%
1999 0.0417 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2000 0.0407 units per square kilometre -2.5%
2001 0.0406 units per square kilometre -0.1%
2002 0.0406 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2003 0.0414 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2004 0.0426 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2005 0.0453 units per square kilometre +6.3%
2006 0.0477 units per square kilometre +5.4%
2007 0.0514 units per square kilometre +7.8%
2008 0.0513 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2009 0.0548 units per square kilometre +6.8%
2010 0.0603 units per square kilometre +10.1%
2011 0.061 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2012 0.0638 units per square kilometre +4.7%
2013 0.0663 units per square kilometre +3.8%
2014 0.0753 units per square kilometre +13.5%
2015 0.0802 units per square kilometre +6.6%
2016 0.0846 units per square kilometre +5.5%
2017 0.0876 units per square kilometre +3.5%
2018 0.0874 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2019 0.0913 units per square kilometre +4.5%
2020 0.0884 units per square kilometre -3.2%
2021 0.0879 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2022 0.0929 units per square kilometre +5.7%
2023 0.0965 units per square kilometre +3.8%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 0.0965 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4462 units per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 0.0965 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.03 units per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0397 units per square kilometre 0.0298 units per square kilometre 0.0443 units per square kilometre 9
2000s 0.0456 units per square kilometre 0.0406 units per square kilometre 0.0548 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0758 units per square kilometre 0.0603 units per square kilometre 0.0913 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0914 units per square kilometre 0.0879 units per square kilometre 0.0965 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 163 Congo 0.1122 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 164 Bolivia 0.1113 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 165 Zambia 0.1024 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 167 Liberia 0.0922 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 168 Madagascar 0.0874 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 169 Vanuatu 0.0845 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross domestic product, gdp in millions constant 2021 international $ in Papua New Guinea?
Gross domestic product, gdp in millions constant 2021 international $ in Papua New Guinea was 0.0965 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross domestic product, gdp in millions constant 2021 international $ recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0965 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest gross domestic product, gdp in millions constant 2021 international $ recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0298 units per square kilometre in 1991.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for gross domestic product, gdp in millions constant 2021 international $?
Papua New Guinea ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is gross domestic product, gdp in millions constant 2021 international $ rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
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Indicator
Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
189 places, 6,114 data points, 1991–2023
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Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO modelled estimates) 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.