Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and was 15.54 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
15.54 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
22nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
20.8 Percentage of GDP
in 2007
All-time low
9.51 Percentage of GDP
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024

051015202000201220242000: 9.5 Percentage of GDP2001: 12.2 Percentage of GDP2002: 13.9 Percentage of GDP2003: 13.7 Percentage of GDP2004: 16.1 Percentage of GDP2005: 17 Percentage of GDP2006: 20 Percentage of GDP2007: 20.8 Percentage of GDP2008: 18.7 Percentage of GDP2009: 15.8 Percentage of GDP2010: 16.8 Percentage of GDP2011: 20 Percentage of GDP2012: 18.9 Percentage of GDP2013: 18.3 Percentage of GDP2014: 17.8 Percentage of GDP2015: 15.2 Percentage of GDP2016: 12.9 Percentage of GDP2017: 12.6 Percentage of GDP2018: 13.2 Percentage of GDP2019: 13 Percentage of GDP2020: 11.9 Percentage of GDP2021: 12.1 Percentage of GDP2022: 14.8 Percentage of GDP2023: 15.9 Percentage of GDP2024: 15.5 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Papua New Guinea stood at 15.54 Percentage of GDP.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Papua New Guinea peaked at 20.8 Percentage of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.51 Percentage of GDP, in 2000.

Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Papua New Guinea, 2000 to 2024.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2000 9.51 Percentage of GDP
2001 12.2 Percentage of GDP +28.4%
2002 13.88 Percentage of GDP +13.7%
2003 13.71 Percentage of GDP -1.2%
2004 16.07 Percentage of GDP +17.2%
2005 17.02 Percentage of GDP +5.9%
2006 19.99 Percentage of GDP +17.5%
2007 20.8 Percentage of GDP +4.0%
2008 18.68 Percentage of GDP -10.2%
2009 15.85 Percentage of GDP -15.2%
2010 16.79 Percentage of GDP +5.9%
2011 20 Percentage of GDP +19.1%
2012 18.94 Percentage of GDP -5.3%
2013 18.32 Percentage of GDP -3.2%
2014 17.8 Percentage of GDP -2.9%
2015 15.21 Percentage of GDP -14.5%
2016 12.95 Percentage of GDP -14.9%
2017 12.61 Percentage of GDP -2.7%
2018 13.19 Percentage of GDP +4.7%
2019 13.02 Percentage of GDP -1.3%
2020 11.88 Percentage of GDP -8.8%
2021 12.15 Percentage of GDP +2.3%
2022 14.77 Percentage of GDP +21.6%
2023 15.93 Percentage of GDP +7.9%
2024 15.54 Percentage of GDP -2.5%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 15.54 Percentage of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.35 Percentage of GDP, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 15.54 Percentage of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.97 Percentage of GDP, 87% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.77 Percentage of GDP 9.51 Percentage of GDP 20.8 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 15.88 Percentage of GDP 12.61 Percentage of GDP 20 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 14.06 Percentage of GDP 11.88 Percentage of GDP 15.93 Percentage of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 19 Kiribati 17.83 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 20 Kazakhstan 17.47 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 21 Thailand 17.06 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 23 Vanuatu 15.53 Percentage of GDP compare
  5. 24 Tokelau 15.11 Percentage of GDP compare
  6. 25 Nauru 15.1 Percentage of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Papua New Guinea?
Revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Papua New Guinea was 15.54 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 20.8 Percentage of GDP in 2007.
What is the lowest revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 9.51 Percentage of GDP in 2000.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and?
Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
Is revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues
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Percentage of GDP
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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42 places, 935 data points, 1990–2024
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Internationally comparable tax and non-tax revenue data from Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific economies presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax, non-tax revenues, grants, royalties, fines, penalties, administrative fees, resource rents, sales of goods and services.