Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.0118 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0118 million SLC per person for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0118 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 million SLC per person, in 1970.
Papua New Guinea ranks 180th 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +24.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 million SLC per person | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +13.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.001 million SLC per person | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 0.001 million SLC per person | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 million SLC per person | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 million SLC per person | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 million SLC per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 million SLC per person | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 million SLC per person | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 million SLC per person | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0018 million SLC per person | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.002 million SLC per person | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 million SLC per person | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 million SLC per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 million SLC per person | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 million SLC per person | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0027 million SLC per person | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.003 million SLC per person | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0033 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0032 million SLC per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 million SLC per person | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 million SLC per person | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0041 million SLC per person | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0043 million SLC per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 million SLC per person | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0054 million SLC per person | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0055 million SLC per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0057 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0067 million SLC per person | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0069 million SLC per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0073 million SLC per person | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0079 million SLC per person | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0085 million SLC per person | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0087 million SLC per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0084 million SLC per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0092 million SLC per person | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0109 million SLC per person | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0107 million SLC per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0118 million SLC per person | +10.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0118 million SLC per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2834 million SLC per person, 4% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0118 million SLC per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1023 million SLC per person, 12% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0006 million SLC per person | 0.0004 million SLC per person | 0.0009 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 million SLC per person | 0.0009 million SLC per person | 0.0013 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 million SLC per person | 0.0012 million SLC per person | 0.0025 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 million SLC per person | 0.0027 million SLC per person | 0.0044 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0068 million SLC per person | 0.0051 million SLC per person | 0.0087 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0102 million SLC per person | 0.0084 million SLC per person | 0.0118 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 177 Azerbaijan 0.0124 million SLC per person compare
- 178 Tonga 0.0123 million SLC per person compare
- 179 Montenegro 0.012 million SLC per person compare
- 181 Tuvalu 0.011 million SLC per person compare
- 182 Bahrain 0.0109 million SLC per person compare
- 183 Eritrea 0.0102 million SLC per person 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 769.57 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 72.76 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -198.32 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -557.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -18.75 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -4.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0118 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0118 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 180th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.5%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.