Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 51.4% in 2004. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2004
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 51.4% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2004.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Papua New Guinea peaked at 70.5% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 1993.
Papua New Guinea ranks 147th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70.5% | — |
| 1962 | 69.4% | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 66.5% | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 64.3% | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 64.1% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 65.1% | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 65.6% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 66.2% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 66.0% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 63.6% | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 62.7% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 58.2% | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 47.8% | -18.0% |
| 1974 | 47.3% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 53.7% | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 52.2% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 53.4% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 55.9% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 54.6% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 61.5% | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 65.7% | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 63.9% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 64.5% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 63.5% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 67.0% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 65.1% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 63.6% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 60.6% | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 64.4% | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 59.0% | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 58.8% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 50.8% | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 42.0% | -17.2% |
| 1994 | 46.3% | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 43.6% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 46.3% | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 60.6% | +30.7% |
| 1998 | 58.8% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 56.5% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 44.6% | -21.0% |
| 2001 | 47.7% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | +26.9% |
| 2003 | 49.4% | -18.4% |
| 2004 | 51.4% | +4.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 51.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 68% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 51.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63.7%, 81% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +30.7% | 46.3% | 60.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.4% | 64.1% | 70.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.9% | 47.3% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.0% | 60.6% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.3% | 42.0% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 44.6% | 60.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Papua New Guinea?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Papua New Guinea was 51.4% in 2004, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 1961.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 1993.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 147th out of 190 countries with data for 2004.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.