Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.6%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
215th
of 227 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 2000
All-time low
1.6%
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024

01232000201220242000: 2.92001: 2.92002: 2.52003: 2.52004: 2.52005: 2.52006: 2.32007: 2.42008: 2.52009: 2.62010: 2.42011: 2.52012: 2.52013: 2.42014: 2.12015: 1.82016: 1.92017: 1.92018: 1.72019: 1.72020: 1.72021: 1.72022: 1.62023: 1.72024: 1.6

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 1.6% for manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2022.

Papua New Guinea ranks 215th of 227 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a proportion of GDP (%) in Papua New Guinea, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 2.9%
2001 2.9% -1.7%
2002 2.5% -12.6%
2003 2.5% +0.8%
2004 2.5% +1.6%
2005 2.5% -2.4%
2006 2.3% -6.0%
2007 2.4% +3.0%
2008 2.5% +4.1%
2009 2.6% +3.2%
2010 2.4% -5.8%
2011 2.5% +2.9%
2012 2.5% -1.6%
2013 2.4% -1.2%
2014 2.1% -12.7%
2015 1.8% -16.4%
2016 1.9% +8.4%
2017 1.9% +1.0%
2018 1.7% -11.8%
2019 1.7% -1.7%
2020 1.7% +0.0%
2021 1.7% +0.6%
2022 1.6% -4.1%
2023 1.7% +1.8%
2024 1.6% -1.8%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 1.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.0%, 15% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 1.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.5%, 16% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.6% 2.3% 2.9% 10
2010s 2.1% 1.7% 2.5% 10
2020s 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

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  6. 218 Gambia 1.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a in Papua New Guinea?
Manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a in Papua New Guinea was 1.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2022.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a?
Papua New Guinea ranks 215th out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a proportion of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
265 places, 6,541 data points, 2000–2024
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