SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita was 1.09 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 1.09 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,711.2% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 36.21 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, US dollar, 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 | 0.6784 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.0785 units per person | -88.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1822 units per person | +132.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3479 units per person | +91.0% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 12.04 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 10.48 units per person | -13.0% |
| 1983 | 5.32 units per person | -49.2% |
| 1984 | 1.44 units per person | -73.0% |
| 1985 | 1.86 units per person | +29.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8981 units per person | -51.7% |
| 1987 | 1.29 units per person | +43.9% |
| 1988 | 1.1 units per person | -14.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9243 units per person | -16.1% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0071 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.033 units per person | +363.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0105 units per person | -68.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0239 units per person | +127.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1496 units per person | +527.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0132 units per person | -91.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0152 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0099 units per person | -34.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1348 units per person | +1265.2% |
| 2000 | 2.2 units per person | +1530.4% |
| 2001 | 1.52 units per person | -30.8% |
| 2002 | 1.02 units per person | -32.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6015 units per person | -41.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1158 units per person | -80.7% |
| 2005 | 0.004 units per person | -96.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0092 units per person | +128.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0133 units per person | +44.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0154 units per person | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 24.6 units per person | +159453.6% |
| 2010 | 2.03 units per person | -91.7% |
| 2011 | 1.87 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 1.79 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.73 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.57 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 1.45 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 1.36 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 1.33 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.12 units per person | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9076 units per person | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8863 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 36.21 units per person | +3985.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5467 units per person | -98.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1288 units per person | -76.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0601 units per person | -53.4% |
| 2025 | 1.09 units per person | +1711.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1.09 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.46 units per person, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1.09 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 154.27 units per person, 1% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, US dollar, 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 | +159453.6% | 0.0154 units per person | 24.6 units per person |
| 2021 | +3985.2% | 0.8863 units per person | 36.21 units per person |
| 2025 | +1711.2% | 0.0601 units per person | 1.09 units per person |
| 2000 | +1530.4% | 0.1348 units per person | 2.2 units per person |
| 1999 | +1265.2% | 0.0099 units per person | 0.1348 units per person |
| 1995 | +527.0% | 0.0239 units per person | 0.1496 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 | 0.1287 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.6784 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.54 units per person | 0 units per person | 12.04 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0397 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.1496 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.01 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 24.6 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 units per person | 0.9076 units per person | 2.03 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.49 units per person | 0.0601 units per person | 36.21 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, 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 81.2 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 1.09 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.21 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, us dollar, 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, us dollar, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. 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, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
SDRs holdings, US dollar 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, US dollar ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- SDRs holdings, US dollar 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, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.