Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square was 0.2459 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.2459 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
186th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.2459 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0022 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Papua New Guinea is 0.2459 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 133.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.2459 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.

Papua New Guinea ranks 186th 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 square in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1970 to 2023.
Year million SLC per square kilometre Change
1970 0.0022 million SLC per square kilometre
1971 0.0024 million SLC per square kilometre +10.4%
1972 0.0027 million SLC per square kilometre +13.2%
1973 0.0034 million SLC per square kilometre +27.6%
1974 0.0039 million SLC per square kilometre +12.0%
1975 0.0039 million SLC per square kilometre +1.4%
1976 0.0044 million SLC per square kilometre +11.7%
1977 0.0048 million SLC per square kilometre +9.9%
1978 0.0052 million SLC per square kilometre +8.8%
1979 0.006 million SLC per square kilometre +15.5%
1980 0.0063 million SLC per square kilometre +4.6%
1981 0.0062 million SLC per square kilometre -1.6%
1982 0.0065 million SLC per square kilometre +4.0%
1983 0.0073 million SLC per square kilometre +12.8%
1984 0.0078 million SLC per square kilometre +6.4%
1985 0.0082 million SLC per square kilometre +5.3%
1986 0.0088 million SLC per square kilometre +7.1%
1987 0.0097 million SLC per square kilometre +11.0%
1988 0.0108 million SLC per square kilometre +11.1%
1989 0.0104 million SLC per square kilometre -3.9%
1990 0.0105 million SLC per square kilometre +1.0%
1991 0.0123 million SLC per square kilometre +17.2%
1992 0.0141 million SLC per square kilometre +14.8%
1993 0.0162 million SLC per square kilometre +15.3%
1994 0.018 million SLC per square kilometre +10.6%
1995 0.0207 million SLC per square kilometre +15.1%
1996 0.0227 million SLC per square kilometre +9.7%
1997 0.0236 million SLC per square kilometre +4.2%
1998 0.026 million SLC per square kilometre +10.2%
1999 0.0295 million SLC per square kilometre +13.1%
2000 0.0325 million SLC per square kilometre +10.3%
2001 0.0347 million SLC per square kilometre +6.8%
2002 0.0396 million SLC per square kilometre +14.2%
2003 0.0442 million SLC per square kilometre +11.5%
2004 0.0449 million SLC per square kilometre +1.6%
2005 0.0504 million SLC per square kilometre +12.1%
2006 0.0564 million SLC per square kilometre +11.9%
2007 0.0625 million SLC per square kilometre +10.8%
2008 0.0696 million SLC per square kilometre +11.3%
2009 0.0707 million SLC per square kilometre +1.6%
2010 0.0856 million SLC per square kilometre +21.0%
2011 0.0942 million SLC per square kilometre +10.0%
2012 0.098 million SLC per square kilometre +4.1%
2013 0.1054 million SLC per square kilometre +7.5%
2014 0.1262 million SLC per square kilometre +19.7%
2015 0.1328 million SLC per square kilometre +5.3%
2016 0.1436 million SLC per square kilometre +8.1%
2017 0.1601 million SLC per square kilometre +11.5%
2018 0.1753 million SLC per square kilometre +9.5%
2019 0.1851 million SLC per square kilometre +5.6%
2020 0.1822 million SLC per square kilometre -1.6%
2021 0.2023 million SLC per square kilometre +11.0%
2022 0.2456 million SLC per square kilometre +21.4%
2023 0.2459 million SLC per square kilometre +0.1%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 0.2459 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.16 million SLC per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 0.2459 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.55 million SLC per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0039 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0022 million SLC per square kilometre 0.006 million SLC per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0082 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0062 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0108 million SLC per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0194 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0105 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0295 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0505 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0325 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0707 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1306 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0856 million SLC per square kilometre 0.1851 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.219 million SLC per square kilometre 0.1822 million SLC per square kilometre 0.2459 million SLC per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 183 Eritrea 0.2831 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  2. 184 Namibia 0.2767 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  3. 185 Belize 0.2699 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  4. 187 East Timor 0.1399 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  5. 188 Oman 0.1316 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  6. 189 Libya 0.1204 million SLC per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Papua New Guinea?
Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Papua New Guinea was 0.2459 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.2459 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square?
Papua New Guinea ranks 186th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 133.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square kilometre
Unit
million SLC per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 9,479 data points, 1970–2023
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Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local 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.