Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP was 0.3% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2015
Source: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp in Papua New Guinea is 0.3%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1980.
Papua New Guinea ranks 5th of 74 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.3% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 3,072 constant LCU per person (2024)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 6.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 0.2146 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9552 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 2,782 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 7.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 10,718 current LCU per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp in Papua New Guinea?
- Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp in Papua New Guinea was 0.3% in 2015, according to EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1980.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 5th out of 74 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic damages from natural disasters as a share of GDP.