SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita was 0.7945 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.7945 units per person for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,624.8% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 25.87 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Papua New Guinea 163rd out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.5839 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.0646 units per person | -88.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1398 units per person | +116.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2641 units per person | +88.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 10.34 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 9.5 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 5.08 units per person | -46.5% |
| 1984 | 1.47 units per person | -71.2% |
| 1985 | 1.69 units per person | +15.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7342 units per person | -56.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9112 units per person | +24.1% |
| 1988 | 0.819 units per person | -10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7034 units per person | -14.1% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0.005 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.024 units per person | +382.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0076 units per person | -68.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0163 units per person | +114.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1006 units per person | +515.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0092 units per person | -90.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0112 units per person | +22.8% |
| 1998 | 0.007 units per person | -37.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0982 units per person | +1300.5% |
| 2000 | 1.69 units per person | +1617.5% |
| 2001 | 1.21 units per person | -28.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7531 units per person | -37.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4048 units per person | -46.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0746 units per person | -81.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0028 units per person | -96.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0061 units per person | +117.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0084 units per person | +37.6% |
| 2008 | 0.01 units per person | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 15.69 units per person | +156662.1% |
| 2010 | 1.32 units per person | -91.6% |
| 2011 | 1.22 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.17 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.12 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.08 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.05 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9339 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8032 units per person | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6563 units per person | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6154 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 25.87 units per person | +4103.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4108 units per person | -98.4% |
| 2023 | 0.096 units per person | -76.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0461 units per person | -52.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7945 units per person | +1624.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.7945 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.37 units per person, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.7945 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 112.64 units per person, 1% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +156662.1% | 0.01 units per person | 15.69 units per person |
| 2021 | +4103.9% | 0.6154 units per person | 25.87 units per person |
| 2025 | +1624.7% | 0.0461 units per person | 0.7945 units per person |
| 2000 | +1617.5% | 0.0982 units per person | 1.69 units per person |
| 1999 | +1300.5% | 0.007 units per person | 0.0982 units per person |
| 1995 | +515.8% | 0.0163 units per person | 0.1006 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1052 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.5839 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.13 units per person | 0 units per person | 10.34 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0279 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.1006 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 15.69 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 units per person | 0.6563 units per person | 1.32 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.64 units per person | 0.0461 units per person | 25.87 units per person | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 81.2 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.7945 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 25.87 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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 SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
SDRs holdings, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- SDRs holdings, SDR International Monetary Fund
- 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
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.