Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 was 0.0131 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0131 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
190th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.031 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
0.0032 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1976
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2023

00.010.020.03197019962023

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

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0131 million SLC per square kilometre for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.031 million SLC per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1976.

That places Papua New Guinea 190th 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1970 to 2023.
Year million SLC per square kilometre Change
1970 0.0085 million SLC per square kilometre
1971 0.0059 million SLC per square kilometre -30.5%
1972 0.004 million SLC per square kilometre -32.6%
1973 0.0036 million SLC per square kilometre -8.4%
1974 0.0037 million SLC per square kilometre +3.2%
1975 0.0035 million SLC per square kilometre -6.9%
1976 0.0032 million SLC per square kilometre -9.4%
1977 0.0032 million SLC per square kilometre +1.8%
1978 0.0035 million SLC per square kilometre +8.8%
1979 0.004 million SLC per square kilometre +15.6%
1980 0.0046 million SLC per square kilometre +12.8%
1981 0.0047 million SLC per square kilometre +2.5%
1982 0.0055 million SLC per square kilometre +18.0%
1983 0.0057 million SLC per square kilometre +2.9%
1984 0.0046 million SLC per square kilometre -19.4%
1985 0.0035 million SLC per square kilometre -23.9%
1986 0.0041 million SLC per square kilometre +17.4%
1987 0.004 million SLC per square kilometre -1.3%
1988 0.0051 million SLC per square kilometre +26.3%
1989 0.0052 million SLC per square kilometre +2.5%
1990 0.0048 million SLC per square kilometre -9.1%
1991 0.0058 million SLC per square kilometre +22.5%
1992 0.0054 million SLC per square kilometre -7.8%
1993 0.0049 million SLC per square kilometre -8.7%
1994 0.0052 million SLC per square kilometre +6.2%
1995 0.0052 million SLC per square kilometre +0.4%
1996 0.0074 million SLC per square kilometre +41.6%
1997 0.0058 million SLC per square kilometre -22.1%
1998 0.0057 million SLC per square kilometre -1.4%
1999 0.0054 million SLC per square kilometre -5.2%
2000 0.0093 million SLC per square kilometre +72.6%
2001 0.0098 million SLC per square kilometre +5.8%
2002 0.0104 million SLC per square kilometre +5.8%
2003 0.009 million SLC per square kilometre -13.8%
2004 0.0089 million SLC per square kilometre -0.5%
2005 0.0095 million SLC per square kilometre +6.5%
2006 0.0086 million SLC per square kilometre -9.7%
2007 0.0093 million SLC per square kilometre +8.2%
2008 0.01 million SLC per square kilometre +7.5%
2009 0.0161 million SLC per square kilometre +61.3%
2010 0.0223 million SLC per square kilometre +38.0%
2011 0.0284 million SLC per square kilometre +27.5%
2012 0.031 million SLC per square kilometre +9.2%
2013 0.031 million SLC per square kilometre +0.0%
2014 0.031 million SLC per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 0.01 million SLC per square kilometre -67.7%
2016 0.0104 million SLC per square kilometre +3.5%
2017 0.0109 million SLC per square kilometre +5.0%
2018 0.011 million SLC per square kilometre +1.6%
2019 0.0114 million SLC per square kilometre +3.6%
2020 0.0118 million SLC per square kilometre +3.6%
2021 0.0123 million SLC per square kilometre +3.6%
2022 0.0127 million SLC per square kilometre +3.5%
2023 0.0131 million SLC per square kilometre +3.2%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 0.0131 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.34 million SLC per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 0.0131 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.58 million SLC per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2015 -67.7% 0.031 million SLC per square kilometre 0.01 million SLC per square kilometre
2000 +72.6% 0.0054 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0093 million SLC per square kilometre
2009 +61.3% 0.01 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0161 million SLC per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0043 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0032 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0085 million SLC per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0047 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0035 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0057 million SLC per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0056 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0048 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0074 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0101 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0086 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0161 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0197 million SLC per square kilometre 0.01 million SLC per square kilometre 0.031 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0125 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0118 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0131 million SLC per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 187 Sudan 0.0207 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  2. 188 Greenland 0.0196 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  3. 189 Eritrea 0.0164 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  4. 191 South Sudan 0.0125 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  5. 192 Liberia 0.0077 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  6. 193 Zimbabwe 0.007 million SLC per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in Papua New Guinea?
Gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in Papua New Guinea was 0.0131 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.031 million SLC per square kilometre in 2012.
What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 million SLC per square kilometre in 1976.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015?
Papua New Guinea ranks 190th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre
Unit
million SLC per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2023
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 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.