Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita was 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 2002–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per person. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 89.5% on the previous year and down 94.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.25 BoP, current US$ per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 177th out of 177 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$), per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.9556 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.6569 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.3% |
| 2004 | 1.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +90.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8673 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5022 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7785 BoP, current US$ per person | +55.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6862 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.283 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0719 BoP, current US$ per person | -74.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2634 BoP, current US$ per person | +266.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2813 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0513 BoP, current US$ per person | -81.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1426 BoP, current US$ per person | +177.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0885 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0514 BoP, current US$ per person | -41.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0505 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0871 BoP, current US$ per person | +72.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1226 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0292 BoP, current US$ per person | -76.2% |
| 2021 | 0.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +448.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0463 BoP, current US$ per person | -71.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0774 BoP, current US$ per person | +67.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per person | -89.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.8 BoP, current US$ per person, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 71.51 BoP, current US$ per person, 0% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7477 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.283 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1211 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0505 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2813 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0642 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 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$), per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 BoP, current US$ per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 177th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.3%. 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$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.