Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate was -89.27 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea, 2003–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea is -89.27 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 227.0% on the previous year and down 148.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea peaked at 459.31 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -89.27 % change on previous year, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 174th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -28.94 % change on previous year | — |
| 2004 | 96.92 % change on previous year | -434.9% |
| 2005 | -28.44 % change on previous year | -129.3% |
| 2006 | -40.22 % change on previous year | +41.4% |
| 2007 | 59.97 % change on previous year | -249.1% |
| 2008 | -9.08 % change on previous year | -115.1% |
| 2009 | -57.48 % change on previous year | +532.9% |
| 2010 | -73.82 % change on previous year | +28.4% |
| 2011 | 277.34 % change on previous year | -475.7% |
| 2012 | 9.8 % change on previous year | -96.5% |
| 2013 | -81.25 % change on previous year | -928.8% |
| 2014 | 185.19 % change on previous year | -327.9% |
| 2015 | -36.34 % change on previous year | -119.6% |
| 2016 | -40.45 % change on previous year | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5197 % change on previous year | -101.3% |
| 2018 | 76.66 % change on previous year | +14649.9% |
| 2019 | 43.91 % change on previous year | -42.7% |
| 2020 | -75.68 % change on previous year | -272.4% |
| 2021 | 459.31 % change on previous year | -707.0% |
| 2022 | -70.52 % change on previous year | -115.4% |
| 2023 | 70.31 % change on previous year | -199.7% |
| 2024 | -89.27 % change on previous year | -227.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's -89.27 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.82 % change on previous year. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's -89.27 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.15 % change on previous year. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +14649.9% | 0.5197 % change on previous year | 76.66 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.04 % change on previous year | -57.48 % change on previous year | 96.92 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2010s | 36.16 % change on previous year | -81.25 % change on previous year | 277.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.83 % change on previous year | -89.27 % change on previous year | 459.31 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More economy & growth data for Papua New Guinea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -52.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.09 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -51.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.7945 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 40.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0269 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea was -89.27 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 459.31 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -89.27 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 174th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 148.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.