Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0566 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0566 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
169th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0566 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0123 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0566 million USD per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0566 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0123 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Papua New Guinea 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0123 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0128 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0135 million USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0138 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0141 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.014 million USD per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0136 million USD per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.013 million USD per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0141 million USD per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0144 million USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.014 million USD per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.014 million USD per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0141 million USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0146 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0145 million USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.015 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0163 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0167 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0165 million USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.016 million USD per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0199 million USD per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0236 million USD per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1994 | 0.025 million USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0242 million USD per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0257 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0241 million USD per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0252 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0257 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0251 million USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0251 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0256 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0267 million USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0268 million USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0279 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0285 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0308 million USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0307 million USD per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0328 million USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0361 million USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0365 million USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0382 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0396 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.045 million USD per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 0.048 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0506 million USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0524 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0522 million USD per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0546 million USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0529 million USD per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0524 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0552 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0566 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0566 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.157 million USD per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0566 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5543 million USD per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0136 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0123 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0144 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0151 million USD per square kilometre | 0.014 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0167 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0227 million USD per square kilometre | 0.016 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0257 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.028 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0251 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0328 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0453 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0361 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0546 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0543 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0524 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0566 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 166 Burkina Faso 0.0626 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 167 Zimbabwe 0.0598 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 168 Guinea 0.0597 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 170 Solomon Islands 0.0556 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 171 Guinea-Bissau 0.054 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 172 Kyrgyzstan 0.0494 million USD 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate -4.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0566 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0566 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0123 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.