Services, value added in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Services, value added was 42.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Services, value added in Papua New Guinea, 2006–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Papua New Guinea is 42.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Papua New Guinea peaked at 50.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2022.
That places Papua New Guinea 185th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Services, value added in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 41.2% | — |
| 2007 | 42.5% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 45.3% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 43.3% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 42.0% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.8% | 41.2% | 45.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 41.5% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 39.0% | 44.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 182 Uganda 42.1% compare
- 183 Burundi 42.1% compare
- 184 Mozambique 42.0% compare
- 186 Yemen 41.8% compare
- 187 Sierra Leone 41.6% compare
- 188 Burkina Faso 41.5% compare
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)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 21.1 % change on previous year (2004)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5892 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2004)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 365.65 current US$ per person (2004)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.78 % change on previous year (2004)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2004)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 1,178 current LCU per person (2004)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -4.41 % change on previous year (2004)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -13.34 % change on previous year (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Papua New Guinea?
- Services, value added in Papua New Guinea was 42.0% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2022.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for services, value added?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 185th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.