Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1813 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004. ▬ Flat

Latest (2004)
0.1813 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
135th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.4086 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1971
All-time low
0.121 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1999
Years of data
45
1960–2004

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2004

0.10.20.30.41960198220041960: 0.134 current US$ per US$ of GDP1961: 0.125 current US$ per US$ of GDP1962: 0.132 current US$ per US$ of GDP1963: 0.153 current US$ per US$ of GDP1964: 0.171 current US$ per US$ of GDP1965: 0.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP1966: 0.208 current US$ per US$ of GDP1967: 0.206 current US$ per US$ of GDP1968: 0.202 current US$ per US$ of GDP1969: 0.278 current US$ per US$ of GDP1970: 0.398 current US$ per US$ of GDP1971: 0.409 current US$ per US$ of GDP1972: 0.259 current US$ per US$ of GDP1973: 0.142 current US$ per US$ of GDP1974: 0.155 current US$ per US$ of GDP1975: 0.169 current US$ per US$ of GDP1976: 0.167 current US$ per US$ of GDP1977: 0.184 current US$ per US$ of GDP1978: 0.194 current US$ per US$ of GDP1979: 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP1980: 0.231 current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0.268 current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.297 current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.239 current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.184 current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.193 current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.232 current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.26 current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.251 current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.28 current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.216 current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.185 current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.188 current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.195 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.172 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.153 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.121 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.204 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.212 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.194 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.182 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.181 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2004, gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.1813 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.4086 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.121 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1999.

Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1960 to 2004.
Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1960 0.1341 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1961 0.1253 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.5%
1962 0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.0%
1963 0.1534 current US$ per US$ of GDP +16.5%
1964 0.1706 current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.2%
1965 0.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.4%
1966 0.208 current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.4%
1967 0.2056 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.1%
1968 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.0%
1969 0.2781 current US$ per US$ of GDP +38.0%
1970 0.3978 current US$ per US$ of GDP +43.0%
1971 0.4086 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.7%
1972 0.2591 current US$ per US$ of GDP -36.6%
1973 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP -45.1%
1974 0.155 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.9%
1975 0.1689 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.9%
1976 0.1674 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.9%
1977 0.1843 current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.1%
1978 0.1944 current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.5%
1979 0.1998 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.8%
1980 0.2308 current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.5%
1981 0.2681 current US$ per US$ of GDP +16.2%
1982 0.3297 current US$ per US$ of GDP +23.0%
1983 0.2973 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.8%
1984 0.2388 current US$ per US$ of GDP -19.7%
1985 0.1844 current US$ per US$ of GDP -22.8%
1986 0.2096 current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.7%
1987 0.1931 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.9%
1988 0.2325 current US$ per US$ of GDP +20.4%
1989 0.2596 current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.7%
1990 0.2513 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.2%
1991 0.2801 current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.5%
1992 0.2165 current US$ per US$ of GDP -22.7%
1993 0.1851 current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.5%
1994 0.188 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.6%
1995 0.1954 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.9%
1996 0.1723 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.8%
1997 0.1528 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.3%
1998 0.1398 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.5%
1999 0.121 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.4%
2000 0.2042 current US$ per US$ of GDP +68.7%
2001 0.2116 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.6%
2002 0.1942 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.2%
2003 0.1815 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.5%
2004 0.1813 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1798 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1253 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2781 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1970s 0.2278 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4086 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.2444 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1844 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3297 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.1902 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.121 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2801 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.1946 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1813 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2116 current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 132 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1899 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 133 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1888 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 134 Seychelles 0.1871 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 136 Kenya 0.1792 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 137 Malta 0.1779 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 138 Afghanistan 0.1703 current US$ per US$ of GDP

See the full ranking of 224 places →

More economy & growth data for Papua New Guinea

All data for Papua New Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea?
Gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea was 0.1813 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.4086 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.121 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 135th out of 181 countries with data for 2004.
Is gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/gross-fixed-capital-formation-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/papua-new-guinea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/gross-fixed-capital-formation-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/papua-new-guinea/">Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

Computed from

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

Indicator
Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
224 places, 10,322 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.