Industry (including construction), value added in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Industry (including construction), value added was 36.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 36.5% for industry (including construction), value added in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Papua New Guinea peaked at 40.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 24th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.4% | — |
| 1962 | 14.2% | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 15.4% | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 15.7% | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 17.9% | +14.0% |
| 1966 | 20.3% | +13.6% |
| 1967 | 19.9% | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 18.5% | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 18.5% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 22.1% | +19.7% |
| 1971 | 24.5% | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 28.3% | +15.5% |
| 1973 | 36.1% | +27.7% |
| 1974 | 34.9% | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 28.5% | -18.3% |
| 1976 | 25.1% | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 26.1% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 25.4% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 29.1% | +14.4% |
| 1980 | 26.8% | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 23.2% | -13.4% |
| 1982 | 23.2% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 27.9% | +20.0% |
| 1984 | 23.6% | -15.5% |
| 1985 | 26.2% | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 28.4% | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 31.7% | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 34.2% | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 29.5% | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 30.4% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 34.4% | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 39.7% | +15.5% |
| 1993 | 38.9% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 32.3% | -17.0% |
| 1995 | 32.1% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 34.8% | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 29.8% | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 31.4% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 35.1% | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 39.3% | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 38.5% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 34.9% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 35.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 32.8% | +23.5% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 36.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 36.3% | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.1% | 13.4% | 20.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.0% | 22.1% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.5% | 23.2% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 29.8% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.4% | 29.8% | 39.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 26.5% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 33.0% | 40.3% | 5 |
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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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.77 % change on previous year (2004)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2004)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1,029 current LCU per person (2004)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 14.59 % change on previous year (2004)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6675 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2004)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 414.27 current US$ per person (2004)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2004)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Papua New Guinea?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Papua New Guinea was 36.5% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 24th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.