Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.8675 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004. ▼ Falling

Latest (2004)
0.8675 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
166th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.36 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1971
All-time low
0.8266 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1995
Years of data
44
1961–2004

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2004

00.511.51961198220041961: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP1962: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP1963: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP1964: 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP1965: 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP1966: 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP1967: 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP1968: 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP1969: 1.3 current US$ per US$ of GDP1970: 1.4 current US$ per US$ of GDP1971: 1.4 current US$ per US$ of GDP1972: 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP1973: 0.905 current US$ per US$ of GDP1974: 0.94 current US$ per US$ of GDP1975: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP1976: 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP1977: 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP1978: 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP1979: 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP1980: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.979 current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.843 current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.862 current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.827 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.89 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.948 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.898 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.831 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.869 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.971 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.846 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.868 current US$ per US$ of GDP

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea is 0.8675 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2004.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.36 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.8266 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1995.

Papua New Guinea ranks 166th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1961 to 2004.
Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1961 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1962 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.2%
1963 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.9%
1964 1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.2%
1965 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.2%
1966 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.9%
1967 1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.8%
1968 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.8%
1969 1.27 current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.6%
1970 1.35 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.6%
1971 1.36 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.7%
1972 1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.5%
1973 0.9049 current US$ per US$ of GDP -22.3%
1974 0.9397 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.9%
1975 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.1%
1976 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.8%
1977 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.1%
1978 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.1%
1979 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.2%
1980 1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.0%
1981 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.2%
1982 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.4%
1983 1.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.5%
1984 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.0%
1985 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.0%
1986 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.3%
1987 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.2%
1988 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.0%
1989 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.2%
1990 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.4%
1991 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.5%
1992 0.9785 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.0%
1993 0.843 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.8%
1994 0.8623 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.3%
1995 0.8266 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.1%
1996 0.8899 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.7%
1997 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.4%
1998 0.9478 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.1%
1999 0.8977 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.3%
2000 0.8307 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.5%
2001 0.8692 current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.6%
2002 0.9709 current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.7%
2003 0.8461 current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.8%
2004 0.8675 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.27 current US$ per US$ of GDP 9
1970s 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9049 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.36 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 1.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.9437 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8266 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.8769 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8307 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9709 current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 163 Angola 0.8809 current US$ per US$ of GDP
  2. 164 Iraq 0.8773 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 165 Chad 0.873 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 167 Suriname 0.8546 current US$ per US$ of GDP
  5. 168 Djibouti 0.8531 current US$ per US$ of GDP
  6. 169 Zambia 0.845 current US$ per US$ of GDP

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea?
Gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea was 0.8675 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1.36 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
What is the lowest gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8266 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2004.
Is gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
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Statizoid (derived)
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229 places, 10,825 data points, 1960–2025
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Gross national expenditure (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.