01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$32.26B2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 111 of 210

Real GDP growth4.1%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change

GDP per capita$3,0502024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator

Largest broad activity32.3%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Mining, manufacturing and utilities

Manufacturing1.7%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap −14.0 pp

Economic overview annual rank and index table55 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic overview annual rank and index table

Papua New Guinea	1970	$1.10B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	$438	Not published	Not published	47.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1971	$1.23B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	$477	Not published	Not published	47.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1972	$1.47B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	$558	Not published	Not published	49.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1973	$2.22B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	$824	Not published	Not published	61.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1974	$2.51B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	$912	Not published	Not published	60.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1975	$2.32B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	$825	Not published	Not published	50.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1976	$2.50B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-3.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	$868	Not published	Not published	49.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1977	$2.75B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-4.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	$935	Not published	Not published	48.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1978	$3.34B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	$1,112	Not published	Not published	49.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1979	$3.84B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	$1,253	Not published	Not published	49.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1980	$4.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-2.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	$1,363	Not published	Not published	48.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1981	$4.19B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	$1,310	Not published	Not published	46.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1982	$3.97B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	$1,216	Not published	Not published	44.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1983	$3.96B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	$1,187	Not published	Not published	43.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1984	$3.92B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	$1,150	Not published	Not published	41.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1985	$3.70B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	$1,064	Not published	Not published	38.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1986	$4.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	$1,149	Not published	Not published	36.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1987	$4.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	$1,334	Not published	Not published	37.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1988	$5.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	$1,519	Not published	Not published	39.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1989	$5.47B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-1.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	$1,440	Not published	Not published	36.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1990	$4.97B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-3.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	$1,275	Not published	Not published	29.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1991	$5.84B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	9.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	$1,452	Not published	Not published	32.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1992	$6.62B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	13.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.8 pp vs world	$1,588	Not published	Not published	33.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1993	$7.52B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	18.2%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world	$1,741	Not published	Not published	36.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1994	$8.04B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	$1,795	Not published	Not published	36.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1995	$7.32B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-3.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	$1,575	Not published	Not published	29.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1996	$7.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	$1,618	Not published	Not published	29.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1997	$7.44B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-6.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	$1,492	Not published	Not published	27.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1998	$5.69B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	$1,101	Not published	Not published	20.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1999	$5.19B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	$970	Not published	Not published	18.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2000	$5.29B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	$955	Not published	Not published	17.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2001	$4.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	$809	Not published	Not published	15.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2002	$4.61B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	$778	Not published	Not published	14.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2003	$5.62B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	$917	Not published	Not published	15.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2004	$6.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	$998	Not published	Not published	14.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2005	$7.36B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	$1,125	Not published	Not published	15.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2006	$8.35B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	$1,238	Not published	Not published	15.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2007	$9.55B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	$1,371	Not published	Not published	15.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2008	$11.67B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	$1,625	Not published	Not published	17.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2009	$11.62B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	$1,569	Not published	Not published	17.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2010	$14.25B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	$1,867	Not published	Not published	19.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2011	$17.99B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	$2,288	Not published	Not published	21.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2012	$21.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	$2,635	Not published	Not published	24.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2013	$21.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	$2,561	Not published	Not published	23.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2014	$23.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	13.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	$2,723	Not published	Not published	25.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2015	$21.72B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	$2,485	Not published	Not published	24.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2016	$20.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	$2,316	Not published	Not published	22.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2017	$22.74B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	$2,478	Not published	Not published	23.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2018	$24.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	$2,566	Not published	Not published	22.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2019	$24.75B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	$2,576	Not published	Not published	22.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2020	$23.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-3.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	$2,430	Not published	Not published	22.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2021	$26.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	$2,608	Not published	Not published	21.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2022	$31.65B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	$3,102	Not published	Not published	24.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2023	$30.82B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	$2,966	Not published	Not published	22.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2024	$32.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	$3,050	Not published	Not published	22.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Papua New GuineaOceaniaMelanesiaWorldConstant prices · U.S. dollars · index, shared start = 100

02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Full historical record

Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Papua New Guinea is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Papua New GuineaMelanesiaOceaniaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars

Formation1970–1990

$1.10B → $4.97B

Compound annual change: +7.8% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$4.97B → $14.25B

Compound annual change: +5.4% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$14.25B → $32.26B

Compound annual change: +6.0% CAGR

Nominal GDP$32.26B2024 · Published series · World rank 111 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP$27.10B2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Papua New Guinea	1970	$1.10B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.55B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1971	$1.23B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.77B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1972	$1.47B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.09B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1973	$2.22B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.22B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1974	$2.51B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.36B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1975	$2.32B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.33B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1976	$2.50B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.15B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1977	$2.75B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.86B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1978	$3.34B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.37B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1979	$3.84B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.48B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1980	$4.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.33B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1981	$4.19B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.32B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1982	$3.97B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.37B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1983	$3.96B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.59B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1984	$3.92B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.52B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1985	$3.70B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1986	$4.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1987	$4.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.33B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1988	$5.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.55B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1989	$5.47B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.44B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1990	$4.97B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.22B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1991	$5.84B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.91B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1992	$6.62B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$9.00B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1993	$7.52B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$10.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1994	$8.04B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$11.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1995	$7.32B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$10.90B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1996	$7.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$11.62B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1997	$7.44B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$10.88B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1998	$5.69B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$11.39B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1999	$5.19B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$11.60B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2000	$5.29B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$11.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2001	$4.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$11.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2002	$4.61B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$11.54B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2003	$5.62B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$12.04B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2004	$6.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$12.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2005	$7.36B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$12.59B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2006	$8.35B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$12.88B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2007	$9.55B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$13.88B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2008	$11.67B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$13.84B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2009	$11.62B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$14.78B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2010	$14.25B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.28B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2011	$17.99B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.46B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2012	$21.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$17.23B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2013	$21.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$17.89B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2014	$23.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$20.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2015	$21.72B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$21.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2016	$20.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$22.83B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2017	$22.74B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$23.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2018	$24.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$23.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2019	$24.75B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$24.63B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2020	$23.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$23.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2021	$26.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$23.73B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2022	$31.65B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$25.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2023	$30.82B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$26.04B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2024	$32.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$27.10B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Oceania$2.15T2024

Melanesia$49.46B2024

World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Papua New Guinea is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Papua New GuineaMelanesiaOceaniaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars per person

Formation1970–1990

$438 → $1,275

Compound annual change: +5.5% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$1,275 → $1,867

Compound annual change: +1.9% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$1,867 → $3,050

Compound annual change: +3.6% CAGR

GDP per person$3,0502024 · Published series · World rank 154 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP per person$2,5632024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Papua New Guinea	1970	$438	Not published	Not published	47.2 (world = 100)	$2,214	Not published	Not published	42.7 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1971	$477	Not published	Not published	47.7 (world = 100)	$2,247	Not published	Not published	42.4 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1972	$558	Not published	Not published	49.4 (world = 100)	$2,317	Not published	Not published	42.3 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1973	$824	Not published	Not published	61.1 (world = 100)	$2,313	Not published	Not published	40.5 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1974	$912	Not published	Not published	60.9 (world = 100)	$2,310	Not published	Not published	40.3 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1975	$825	Not published	Not published	50.1 (world = 100)	$2,250	Not published	Not published	39.7 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1976	$868	Not published	Not published	49.7 (world = 100)	$2,136	Not published	Not published	36.5 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1977	$935	Not published	Not published	48.4 (world = 100)	$1,995	Not published	Not published	33.3 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1978	$1,112	Not published	Not published	49.4 (world = 100)	$2,120	Not published	Not published	34.5 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1979	$1,253	Not published	Not published	49.2 (world = 100)	$2,113	Not published	Not published	33.6 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1980	$1,363	Not published	Not published	48.8 (world = 100)	$2,023	Not published	Not published	32.2 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1981	$1,310	Not published	Not published	46.8 (world = 100)	$1,975	Not published	Not published	31.4 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1982	$1,216	Not published	Not published	44.6 (world = 100)	$1,951	Not published	Not published	31.4 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1983	$1,187	Not published	Not published	43.2 (world = 100)	$1,976	Not published	Not published	31.5 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1984	$1,150	Not published	Not published	41.4 (world = 100)	$1,915	Not published	Not published	29.7 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1985	$1,064	Not published	Not published	38.0 (world = 100)	$1,942	Not published	Not published	29.6 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1986	$1,149	Not published	Not published	36.2 (world = 100)	$2,008	Not published	Not published	30.2 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1987	$1,334	Not published	Not published	37.9 (world = 100)	$2,019	Not published	Not published	29.9 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1988	$1,519	Not published	Not published	39.2 (world = 100)	$2,033	Not published	Not published	29.3 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1989	$1,440	Not published	Not published	36.2 (world = 100)	$1,960	Not published	Not published	27.7 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1990	$1,275	Not published	Not published	29.4 (world = 100)	$1,852	Not published	Not published	25.9 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1991	$1,452	Not published	Not published	32.4 (world = 100)	$1,966	Not published	Not published	27.6 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1992	$1,588	Not published	Not published	33.7 (world = 100)	$2,160	Not published	Not published	30.2 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1993	$1,741	Not published	Not published	36.8 (world = 100)	$2,462	Not published	Not published	34.4 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1994	$1,795	Not published	Not published	36.1 (world = 100)	$2,516	Not published	Not published	34.5 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1995	$1,575	Not published	Not published	29.0 (world = 100)	$2,346	Not published	Not published	31.7 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1996	$1,618	Not published	Not published	29.5 (world = 100)	$2,413	Not published	Not published	31.9 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1997	$1,492	Not published	Not published	27.8 (world = 100)	$2,181	Not published	Not published	28.1 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1998	$1,101	Not published	Not published	20.9 (world = 100)	$2,204	Not published	Not published	28.1 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	1999	$970	Not published	Not published	18.0 (world = 100)	$2,168	Not published	Not published	27.0 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2000	$955	Not published	Not published	17.4 (world = 100)	$2,043	Not published	Not published	24.7 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2001	$809	Not published	Not published	15.0 (world = 100)	$1,974	Not published	Not published	23.7 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2002	$778	Not published	Not published	14.1 (world = 100)	$1,947	Not published	Not published	23.2 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2003	$917	Not published	Not published	15.0 (world = 100)	$1,967	Not published	Not published	23.0 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2004	$998	Not published	Not published	14.7 (world = 100)	$1,914	Not published	Not published	21.7 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2005	$1,125	Not published	Not published	15.4 (world = 100)	$1,926	Not published	Not published	21.3 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2006	$1,238	Not published	Not published	15.9 (world = 100)	$1,908	Not published	Not published	20.5 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2007	$1,371	Not published	Not published	15.8 (world = 100)	$1,994	Not published	Not published	20.7 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2008	$1,625	Not published	Not published	17.3 (world = 100)	$1,927	Not published	Not published	19.9 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2009	$1,569	Not published	Not published	17.8 (world = 100)	$1,996	Not published	Not published	21.2 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2010	$1,867	Not published	Not published	19.6 (world = 100)	$2,133	Not published	Not published	22.0 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2011	$2,288	Not published	Not published	21.8 (world = 100)	$2,094	Not published	Not published	21.1 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2012	$2,635	Not published	Not published	24.9 (world = 100)	$2,132	Not published	Not published	21.2 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2013	$2,561	Not published	Not published	23.8 (world = 100)	$2,154	Not published	Not published	21.1 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2014	$2,723	Not published	Not published	25.0 (world = 100)	$2,383	Not published	Not published	22.9 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2015	$2,485	Not published	Not published	24.4 (world = 100)	$2,475	Not published	Not published	23.4 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2016	$2,316	Not published	Not published	22.6 (world = 100)	$2,548	Not published	Not published	23.7 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2017	$2,478	Not published	Not published	23.0 (world = 100)	$2,575	Not published	Not published	23.4 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2018	$2,566	Not published	Not published	22.7 (world = 100)	$2,509	Not published	Not published	22.3 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2019	$2,576	Not published	Not published	22.7 (world = 100)	$2,563	Not published	Not published	22.5 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2020	$2,430	Not published	Not published	22.2 (world = 100)	$2,430	Not published	Not published	22.2 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2021	$2,608	Not published	Not published	21.0 (world = 100)	$2,370	Not published	Not published	20.5 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2022	$3,102	Not published	Not published	24.2 (world = 100)	$2,458	Not published	Not published	20.7 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2023	$2,966	Not published	Not published	22.4 (world = 100)	$2,506	Not published	Not published	20.7 (world = 100)
Papua New Guinea	2024	$3,050	Not published	Not published	22.3 (world = 100)	$2,563	Not published	Not published	20.8 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Oceania$46,9402024

Melanesia$3,8202024

World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Full historical record

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Papua New Guinea is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Papua New GuineaMelanesiaOceaniaWorldConstant prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

3.9% → -3.0%

Average annual rate: +1.4%

Integration1990–2010

-3.0% → 10.1%

Average annual rate: +4.0%

Current era2010–2024

10.1% → 4.1%

Average annual rate: +4.2%

Real GDP growth4.1%2024 · Published series · World rank 64 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP-per-person growth2.3%2024 · Published series · World rank 96 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Implicit GDP deflator132.52024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Papua New Guinea	1970	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	5.1	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1971	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	5.4	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1972	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	5.8	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1973	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	7.3	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1974	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	8.0	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1975	-0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	-2.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	8.1	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1976	-3.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	-5.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	9.3	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1977	-4.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	-6.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	10.7	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1978	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	10.8	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1979	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	12.2	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1980	-2.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	-4.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	13.1	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1981	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	-2.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	12.9	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1982	0.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	-1.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	13.3	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1983	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	14.5	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1984	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	-3.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	15.6	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1985	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	15.8	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1986	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	16.1	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1987	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	17.3	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1988	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	18.7	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1989	-1.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	-3.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	18.2	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1990	-3.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	-5.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	19.0	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1991	9.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	20.3	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1992	13.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.8 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	20.5	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1993	18.2%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	+13.8 pp vs world	20.0	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1994	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	20.9	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1995	-3.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	-6.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	24.8	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1996	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	25.6	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1997	-6.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	-9.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	28.4	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1998	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	29.9	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	1999	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	-1.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	33.2	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2000	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	-5.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	37.6	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2001	-0.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	-3.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	40.2	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2002	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	-1.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	45.0	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2003	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	48.0	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2004	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	-2.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	48.5	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2005	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	52.4	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2006	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	57.3	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2007	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	58.9	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2008	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	-3.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	65.8	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2009	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	62.6	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2010	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	68.8	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2011	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	-1.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	74.9	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2012	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	74.4	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2013	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	77.1	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2014	13.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world	81.3	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2015	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	80.3	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2016	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	82.3	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2017	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	88.7	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2018	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	-2.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	97.4	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2019	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	98.4	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2020	-3.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	-5.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	100.0	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2021	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	111.6	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2022	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	128.4	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2023	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	122.8	Not published	Not published
Papua New Guinea	2024	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	132.5	Not published	Not published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

Latest common comparison

Oceania0.8%2024

Melanesia-0.1%2024

World2.8%2024

05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Full historical record

Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Papua New Guinea is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Papua New GuineaMelanesiaOceaniaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

92.0% → 78.1%

Percentage-point change: -13.9 pp

Integration1990–2010

78.1% → 76.9%

Percentage-point change: -1.2 pp

Current era2010–2024

76.9% → 81.2%

Percentage-point change: +4.2 pp

Final consumption81.2%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Household consumption58.4%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Government consumption22.8%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Domestic demand89.1%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Papua New Guinea	1970	92.0%	Not published	Not published	+19.3 pp vs world	62.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	30.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world	146.3%	Not published	Not published	+45.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1971	88.4%	Not published	Not published	+15.4 pp vs world	57.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	30.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	127.9%	Not published	Not published	+27.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1972	83.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	53.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	30.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.4 pp vs world	109.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1973	71.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	43.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.0 pp vs world	27.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	85.4%	Not published	Not published	-14.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1974	72.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	43.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world	29.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world	88.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1975	82.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	49.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	33.5%	Not published	Not published	+16.6 pp vs world	101.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1976	79.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	48.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	30.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.1 pp vs world	97.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1977	74.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	47.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	26.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	94.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1978	75.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	50.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	25.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	94.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1979	72.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	49.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	23.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	93.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1980	80.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	55.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	24.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	103.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1981	86.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.4 pp vs world	59.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	27.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	111.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1982	85.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	57.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	27.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	114.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1983	81.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	56.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	24.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	110.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1984	80.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	55.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	24.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	106.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1985	83.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world	58.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	25.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	103.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1986	81.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	57.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	100.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1987	79.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	55.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	23.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	99.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1988	75.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	53.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	22.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	101.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1989	82.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	56.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	105.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1990	78.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	51.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	26.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	102.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1991	76.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	52.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	23.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	103.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1992	74.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	50.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	23.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	97.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1993	66.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	42.0%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world	24.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world	84.3%	Not published	Not published	-15.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1994	60.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.3 pp vs world	41.6%	Not published	Not published	-17.3 pp vs world	18.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	81.7%	Not published	Not published	-18.2 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1995	59.8%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	42.7%	Not published	Not published	-15.8 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	81.8%	Not published	Not published	-17.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1996	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	46.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	89.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1997	79.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	60.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	100.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1998	76.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	58.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	18.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	94.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1999	73.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	56.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	89.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2000	61.2%	Not published	Not published	-14.4 pp vs world	44.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.0 pp vs world	16.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	83.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2001	64.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	47.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	86.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2002	72.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	55.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	97.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2003	64.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	50.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	85.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2004	69.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	52.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	16.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	90.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2005	64.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	48.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	81.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2006	63.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	47.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	79.6%	Not published	Not published	-19.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2007	62.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	45.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	78.3%	Not published	Not published	-20.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2008	61.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world	44.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	76.4%	Not published	Not published	-22.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2009	75.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	58.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	97.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2010	76.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	61.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	15.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	101.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2011	83.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	67.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	109.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2012	100.0%	Not published	Not published	+26.3 pp vs world	81.2%	Not published	Not published	+24.6 pp vs world	18.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	126.2%	Not published	Not published	+27.2 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2013	91.4%	Not published	Not published	+17.8 pp vs world	65.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	26.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	115.7%	Not published	Not published	+16.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2014	73.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	48.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	25.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	93.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2015	75.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	54.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	20.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	83.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2016	77.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	58.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	19.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	85.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2017	74.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	53.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	21.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	82.8%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2018	77.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	55.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	22.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	85.3%	Not published	Not published	-13.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2019	79.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	56.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	22.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	87.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2020	80.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	57.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	22.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	88.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2021	81.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	59.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	22.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	89.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2022	80.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	57.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	88.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2023	81.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	58.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	22.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	89.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2024	81.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	58.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	22.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	89.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

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Oceania73.4%2024

Melanesia85.0%2024

World73.2%2024

06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Full historical record

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Papua New Guinea is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Papua New GuineaMelanesiaOceaniaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

54.4% → 24.0%

Percentage-point change: -30.4 pp

Integration1990–2010

24.0% → 24.4%

Percentage-point change: +0.4 pp

Current era2010–2024

24.4% → 8.0%

Percentage-point change: -16.4 pp

Gross capital formation8.0%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Gross fixed capital formation7.5%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Changes in inventories0.4%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the investment and capital formation section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Papua New Guinea	1970	54.4%	Not published	Not published	+26.6 pp vs world	47.7%	Not published	Not published	+24.8 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1971	39.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	34.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1972	25.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	22.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1973	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1974	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1975	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1976	18.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1977	19.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1978	19.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1979	21.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1980	22.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	19.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1981	24.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1982	29.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	27.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1983	28.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	27.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1984	26.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	21.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1985	19.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1986	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	19.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1987	20.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1988	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	21.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1989	22.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1990	24.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	22.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1991	26.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	25.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1992	23.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	21.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1993	17.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1994	21.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	18.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1995	21.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	19.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1996	22.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1997	21.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1998	17.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1999	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2000	21.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	20.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2001	22.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	21.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2002	25.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2003	21.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2004	21.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2005	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2006	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2007	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2008	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2009	21.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	20.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2010	24.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2011	25.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	25.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2012	26.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	25.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2013	24.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	23.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2014	20.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	19.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2015	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-17.6 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-17.5 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2016	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-17.3 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-17.4 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2017	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-17.9 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-17.6 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2018	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-18.3 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-18.1 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2019	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-18.4 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-18.3 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2020	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-18.3 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-18.4 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2021	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-19.1 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-18.5 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2022	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-19.2 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-18.4 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2023	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-18.3 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-18.2 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2024	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-18.0 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-17.9 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

Latest common comparison

Oceania23.6%2024

Melanesia14.0%2024

World26.0%2024

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Papua New Guinea is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Papua New GuineaMelanesiaOceaniaWorldCurrent prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

72.6% → 88.4%

Percentage-point change: +15.9 pp

Integration1990–2010

88.4% → 128.5%

Percentage-point change: +40.1 pp

Current era2010–2024

128.5% → 84.3%

Percentage-point change: -44.2 pp

Exports47.6%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Imports36.7%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Net exports10.9%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade openness84.3%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Papua New Guinea	1970	15.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	56.7%	Not published	Not published	+45.5 pp vs world	-40.9%	Not published	Not published	-40.9 pp vs world	72.6%	Not published	Not published	+50.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1971	21.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	52.6%	Not published	Not published	+41.2 pp vs world	-31.3%	Not published	Not published	-31.3 pp vs world	73.9%	Not published	Not published	+51.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1972	31.1%	Not published	Not published	+19.4 pp vs world	43.6%	Not published	Not published	+32.0 pp vs world	-12.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	74.7%	Not published	Not published	+51.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1973	44.8%	Not published	Not published	+31.6 pp vs world	31.5%	Not published	Not published	+18.5 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	76.2%	Not published	Not published	+50.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1974	46.7%	Not published	Not published	+30.6 pp vs world	35.9%	Not published	Not published	+19.8 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	82.6%	Not published	Not published	+50.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1975	39.8%	Not published	Not published	+24.6 pp vs world	41.6%	Not published	Not published	+26.4 pp vs world	-1.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	81.4%	Not published	Not published	+51.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1976	40.6%	Not published	Not published	+24.9 pp vs world	38.9%	Not published	Not published	+23.1 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	79.5%	Not published	Not published	+48.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1977	44.4%	Not published	Not published	+28.6 pp vs world	40.0%	Not published	Not published	+23.9 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	84.4%	Not published	Not published	+52.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1978	40.4%	Not published	Not published	+24.9 pp vs world	38.4%	Not published	Not published	+22.6 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	78.8%	Not published	Not published	+47.6 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1979	44.9%	Not published	Not published	+28.0 pp vs world	39.4%	Not published	Not published	+22.3 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	84.3%	Not published	Not published	+50.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1980	42.6%	Not published	Not published	+24.3 pp vs world	46.1%	Not published	Not published	+27.5 pp vs world	-3.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	88.7%	Not published	Not published	+51.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1981	37.7%	Not published	Not published	+19.7 pp vs world	50.8%	Not published	Not published	+32.4 pp vs world	-13.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	88.5%	Not published	Not published	+52.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1982	36.3%	Not published	Not published	+19.4 pp vs world	52.3%	Not published	Not published	+35.0 pp vs world	-16.0%	Not published	Not published	-15.6 pp vs world	88.7%	Not published	Not published	+54.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1983	38.3%	Not published	Not published	+21.8 pp vs world	49.5%	Not published	Not published	+32.8 pp vs world	-11.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	87.8%	Not published	Not published	+54.6 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1984	42.0%	Not published	Not published	+25.1 pp vs world	49.5%	Not published	Not published	+32.4 pp vs world	-7.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	91.5%	Not published	Not published	+57.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1985	45.0%	Not published	Not published	+28.5 pp vs world	49.1%	Not published	Not published	+32.4 pp vs world	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	94.1%	Not published	Not published	+60.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1986	46.2%	Not published	Not published	+30.3 pp vs world	47.6%	Not published	Not published	+31.6 pp vs world	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	93.8%	Not published	Not published	+61.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1987	45.7%	Not published	Not published	+29.2 pp vs world	46.1%	Not published	Not published	+29.5 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	91.8%	Not published	Not published	+58.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1988	45.8%	Not published	Not published	+28.9 pp vs world	48.2%	Not published	Not published	+31.0 pp vs world	-2.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	94.0%	Not published	Not published	+59.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1989	43.1%	Not published	Not published	+25.6 pp vs world	48.9%	Not published	Not published	+31.2 pp vs world	-5.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	92.0%	Not published	Not published	+56.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1990	43.0%	Not published	Not published	+24.1 pp vs world	45.4%	Not published	Not published	+26.2 pp vs world	-2.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	88.4%	Not published	Not published	+50.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1991	44.8%	Not published	Not published	+26.2 pp vs world	48.4%	Not published	Not published	+29.7 pp vs world	-3.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	93.1%	Not published	Not published	+55.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1992	47.9%	Not published	Not published	+28.1 pp vs world	45.7%	Not published	Not published	+26.3 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	93.6%	Not published	Not published	+54.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1993	52.6%	Not published	Not published	+33.9 pp vs world	36.9%	Not published	Not published	+18.6 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.2 pp vs world	89.6%	Not published	Not published	+52.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1994	56.3%	Not published	Not published	+36.9 pp vs world	38.0%	Not published	Not published	+19.0 pp vs world	18.3%	Not published	Not published	+17.9 pp vs world	94.3%	Not published	Not published	+55.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1995	59.3%	Not published	Not published	+38.7 pp vs world	41.1%	Not published	Not published	+20.9 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	+17.8 pp vs world	100.4%	Not published	Not published	+59.6 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1996	59.4%	Not published	Not published	+38.3 pp vs world	48.4%	Not published	Not published	+27.7 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	107.8%	Not published	Not published	+66.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1997	49.2%	Not published	Not published	+27.2 pp vs world	50.1%	Not published	Not published	+28.6 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	99.2%	Not published	Not published	+55.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1998	54.0%	Not published	Not published	+32.2 pp vs world	48.8%	Not published	Not published	+27.4 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+59.6 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1999	63.1%	Not published	Not published	+41.3 pp vs world	52.9%	Not published	Not published	+31.3 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	116.0%	Not published	Not published	+72.6 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2000	66.2%	Not published	Not published	+42.6 pp vs world	49.2%	Not published	Not published	+25.8 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	+16.8 pp vs world	115.4%	Not published	Not published	+68.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2001	65.3%	Not published	Not published	+42.4 pp vs world	52.3%	Not published	Not published	+29.3 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	117.6%	Not published	Not published	+71.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2002	59.8%	Not published	Not published	+36.6 pp vs world	56.9%	Not published	Not published	+33.9 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	116.7%	Not published	Not published	+70.6 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2003	65.9%	Not published	Not published	+41.9 pp vs world	51.5%	Not published	Not published	+27.8 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.2 pp vs world	117.4%	Not published	Not published	+69.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2004	67.9%	Not published	Not published	+42.2 pp vs world	58.3%	Not published	Not published	+32.8 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	126.2%	Not published	Not published	+75.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2005	74.5%	Not published	Not published	+47.5 pp vs world	56.1%	Not published	Not published	+29.5 pp vs world	18.4%	Not published	Not published	+18.0 pp vs world	130.6%	Not published	Not published	+76.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2006	82.8%	Not published	Not published	+54.1 pp vs world	62.4%	Not published	Not published	+34.3 pp vs world	20.4%	Not published	Not published	+19.7 pp vs world	145.1%	Not published	Not published	+88.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2007	81.8%	Not published	Not published	+52.3 pp vs world	60.2%	Not published	Not published	+31.3 pp vs world	21.7%	Not published	Not published	+21.0 pp vs world	142.0%	Not published	Not published	+83.6 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2008	75.9%	Not published	Not published	+45.0 pp vs world	52.4%	Not published	Not published	+22.2 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	+22.8 pp vs world	128.3%	Not published	Not published	+67.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2009	58.3%	Not published	Not published	+32.0 pp vs world	55.5%	Not published	Not published	+29.9 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	113.8%	Not published	Not published	+61.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2010	63.6%	Not published	Not published	+35.1 pp vs world	64.9%	Not published	Not published	+37.2 pp vs world	-1.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	128.5%	Not published	Not published	+72.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2011	57.1%	Not published	Not published	+26.7 pp vs world	66.9%	Not published	Not published	+37.4 pp vs world	-9.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	124.0%	Not published	Not published	+64.2 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2012	43.9%	Not published	Not published	+13.8 pp vs world	70.1%	Not published	Not published	+41.0 pp vs world	-26.2%	Not published	Not published	-27.2 pp vs world	114.1%	Not published	Not published	+54.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2013	38.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	53.7%	Not published	Not published	+24.7 pp vs world	-15.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world	91.8%	Not published	Not published	+32.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2014	47.1%	Not published	Not published	+17.3 pp vs world	40.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	87.9%	Not published	Not published	+29.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2015	57.9%	Not published	Not published	+29.8 pp vs world	41.5%	Not published	Not published	+14.0 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world	99.4%	Not published	Not published	+43.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2016	58.6%	Not published	Not published	+31.4 pp vs world	44.4%	Not published	Not published	+18.0 pp vs world	14.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	103.0%	Not published	Not published	+49.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2017	58.5%	Not published	Not published	+30.4 pp vs world	41.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world	99.8%	Not published	Not published	+44.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2018	55.3%	Not published	Not published	+26.2 pp vs world	40.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	95.8%	Not published	Not published	+38.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2019	52.1%	Not published	Not published	+24.0 pp vs world	39.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	91.3%	Not published	Not published	+35.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2020	49.0%	Not published	Not published	+22.9 pp vs world	37.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	86.6%	Not published	Not published	+35.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2021	45.9%	Not published	Not published	+17.2 pp vs world	35.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	81.6%	Not published	Not published	+25.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2022	49.0%	Not published	Not published	+18.1 pp vs world	37.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	86.5%	Not published	Not published	+25.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2023	48.0%	Not published	Not published	+18.9 pp vs world	36.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	84.9%	Not published	Not published	+27.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2024	47.6%	Not published	Not published	+18.6 pp vs world	36.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	84.3%	Not published	Not published	+27.2 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

Latest common comparison

Oceania48.9%2024

Melanesia84.5%2024

World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Mining, manufacturing and utilities is the largest current activity at 32.3%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing17.9%

1970–1990-2.5 pp1990–2010+2.9 pp2010–2024-2.3 pp

World specialization: 4.21×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities32.3%

1970–1990+13.5 pp1990–2010+8.3 pp2010–2024+7.7 pp

World specialization: 1.53×

Construction6.5%

1970–1990-5.6 pp1990–2010+6.7 pp2010–2024-3.1 pp

World specialization: 1.13×

Trade, restaurants and hotels11.5%

1970–1990-7.5 pp1990–2010-6.3 pp2010–2024-1.9 pp

World specialization: 0.80×

Transport, storage and communication4.1%

1970–1990-4.4 pp1990–2010-5.5 pp2010–2024-0.6 pp

World specialization: 0.42×

Other activities27.7%

1970–1990+6.5 pp1990–2010-6.2 pp2010–2024+0.2 pp

World specialization: 0.62×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added

Formation1970–1990

2.7% → 16.2%

Percentage-point change: +13.5 pp

Integration1990–2010

16.2% → 24.5%

Percentage-point change: +8.3 pp

Current era2010–2024

24.5% → 32.3%

Percentage-point change: +7.7 pp

How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing4.21×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities1.53×

Construction1.13×

Trade, restaurants and hotels0.80×

Transport, storage and communication0.42×

Other activities0.62×

Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table55 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table

Papua New Guinea	1970	19.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-28.2 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	27.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	27.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1971	19.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-26.5 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	26.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	28.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1972	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-18.4 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	22.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	30.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1973	15.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	21.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	20.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	11.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	28.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1974	14.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.0 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	24.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	25.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1975	15.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.9 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	29.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1976	17.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	-18.5 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	25.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	31.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1977	18.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-17.2 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	23.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	31.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1978	21.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	-17.7 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	24.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	28.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1979	20.4%	Not published	Not published	+13.0 pp vs world	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	23.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	27.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1980	19.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-17.1 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	8.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	36.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1981	19.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.5 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-20.2 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	35.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1982	18.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-19.8 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	41.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1983	18.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.8 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-17.1 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	19.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	40.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1984	20.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.8 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-19.4 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	19.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	40.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1985	18.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-16.6 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	18.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	40.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1986	18.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	19.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	37.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1987	17.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	19.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	35.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1988	16.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world	19.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	19.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	34.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1989	16.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	21.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	8.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	37.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1990	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	33.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1991	15.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	20.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	31.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1992	14.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	19.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	29.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1993	16.9%	Not published	Not published	+12.8 pp vs world	25.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	28.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1994	21.0%	Not published	Not published	+17.0 pp vs world	20.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	19.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	27.1%	Not published	Not published	-14.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1995	21.8%	Not published	Not published	+17.9 pp vs world	20.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	28.1%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1996	20.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.9 pp vs world	20.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	28.4%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1997	22.0%	Not published	Not published	+18.0 pp vs world	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	20.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	29.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1998	20.8%	Not published	Not published	+16.9 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	18.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	31.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1999	21.7%	Not published	Not published	+18.1 pp vs world	22.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	34.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2000	23.2%	Not published	Not published	+19.8 pp vs world	27.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	32.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2001	23.1%	Not published	Not published	+19.7 pp vs world	25.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	30.3%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2002	25.4%	Not published	Not published	+22.0 pp vs world	22.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	27.9%	Not published	Not published	-17.2 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2003	24.8%	Not published	Not published	+21.4 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	26.0%	Not published	Not published	-19.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2004	23.1%	Not published	Not published	+19.6 pp vs world	26.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	25.2%	Not published	Not published	-19.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2005	22.5%	Not published	Not published	+19.2 pp vs world	28.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	24.9%	Not published	Not published	-19.2 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2006	21.0%	Not published	Not published	+17.7 pp vs world	30.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	24.9%	Not published	Not published	-18.9 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2007	20.3%	Not published	Not published	+16.8 pp vs world	29.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	26.9%	Not published	Not published	-16.7 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2008	20.8%	Not published	Not published	+17.1 pp vs world	29.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	25.6%	Not published	Not published	-17.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2009	22.4%	Not published	Not published	+18.6 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	27.3%	Not published	Not published	-17.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2010	20.2%	Not published	Not published	+16.2 pp vs world	24.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	27.4%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2011	19.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.5 pp vs world	22.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	30.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2012	20.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.7 pp vs world	18.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	32.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2013	20.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.6 pp vs world	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	14.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	33.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2014	18.6%	Not published	Not published	+14.2 pp vs world	25.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	29.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2015	18.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.8 pp vs world	28.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	29.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2016	18.6%	Not published	Not published	+14.2 pp vs world	27.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	29.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.6 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2017	18.5%	Not published	Not published	+14.1 pp vs world	31.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	27.9%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2018	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	32.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	28.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.1 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2019	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	32.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	28.2%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2020	19.6%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	28.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	30.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2021	19.9%	Not published	Not published	+15.3 pp vs world	29.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	28.7%	Not published	Not published	-15.3 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2022	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.0 pp vs world	35.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	25.8%	Not published	Not published	-17.4 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2023	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	31.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	28.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.8 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2024	17.9%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	32.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	27.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 1.7% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, Papua New Guinea was 14.0 percentage points below the world value.

Latest share: 1.7%
World specialization: 0.11×
Latest year: 2024

Formation1970–1990

2.1% → 3.4%

Percentage-point change: +1.3 pp

Integration1990–2010

3.4% → 2.5%

Percentage-point change: -0.8 pp

Current era2010–2024

2.5% → 1.7%

Percentage-point change: -0.8 pp

Share of total GVA1.7%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Share within parent activity5.3%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Real manufacturing growth5.0%2024 · Published series · World rank 55 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Share of world manufacturing0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 156 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table55 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table

Papua New Guinea	1970	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-23.9 pp vs world	76.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1971	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-23.3 pp vs world	55.7%	Not published	Not published	-28.0 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1972	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-23.4 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-66.1 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1973	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-23.6 pp vs world	9.5%	Not published	Not published	-73.5 pp vs world	8.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1974	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-22.7 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-67.1 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1975	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-21.4 pp vs world	20.7%	Not published	Not published	-58.4 pp vs world	-2.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1976	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-21.2 pp vs world	25.3%	Not published	Not published	-53.5 pp vs world	-4.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1977	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-21.2 pp vs world	21.9%	Not published	Not published	-56.5 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1978	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-20.2 pp vs world	30.3%	Not published	Not published	-48.8 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1979	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-20.0 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	-54.2 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1980	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-19.2 pp vs world	26.5%	Not published	Not published	-47.2 pp vs world	-8.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1981	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-18.6 pp vs world	36.9%	Not published	Not published	-36.5 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1982	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.5 pp vs world	35.6%	Not published	Not published	-38.5 pp vs world	-6.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1983	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-18.2 pp vs world	28.6%	Not published	Not published	-45.4 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1984	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-17.9 pp vs world	39.4%	Not published	Not published	-35.3 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1985	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-17.9 pp vs world	31.0%	Not published	Not published	-44.5 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1986	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.3 pp vs world	24.9%	Not published	Not published	-54.4 pp vs world	-9.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1987	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-18.4 pp vs world	19.2%	Not published	Not published	-60.1 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1988	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-18.4 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-62.7 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1989	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-17.5 pp vs world	28.7%	Not published	Not published	-51.1 pp vs world	8.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1990	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-17.5 pp vs world	20.7%	Not published	Not published	-57.7 pp vs world	-22.8%	Not published	Not published	-24.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1991	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-16.9 pp vs world	19.6%	Not published	Not published	-59.2 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1992	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-16.3 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-63.8 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1993	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-64.6 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1994	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-15.8 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-61.9 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1995	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-62.4 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1996	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.0 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-59.0 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1997	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world	22.8%	Not published	Not published	-53.3 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1998	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	20.6%	Not published	Not published	-56.2 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	1999	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	-61.3 pp vs world	-7.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2000	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-62.8 pp vs world	-11.0%	Not published	Not published	-17.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2001	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-60.9 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2002	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-60.3 pp vs world	-5.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2003	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-60.6 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2004	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-14.6 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-66.2 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-17.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2005	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.5 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	-64.9 pp vs world	8.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2006	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-64.7 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2007	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.6 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-64.1 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2008	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	-61.2 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2009	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.5 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-61.2 pp vs world	-2.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2010	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-60.5 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2011	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	11.3%	Not published	Not published	-58.0 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2012	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-55.5 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2013	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.1 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-55.8 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2014	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-14.5 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-62.9 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2015	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-69.6 pp vs world	-12.9%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2016	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.8 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-70.1 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2017	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-69.5 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2018	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-69.4 pp vs world	-6.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2019	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-14.6 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-70.1 pp vs world	-0.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2020	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-14.5 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-71.4 pp vs world	-6.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2021	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-69.4 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2022	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-67.2 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2023	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-67.9 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Papua New Guinea	2024	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-68.8 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Oceania0.28×

Melanesia0.36×

World0.11×

Papua New Guinea Economic Overview

Read the economy through three eras

What should a reader know first?

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Real GDP trajectory

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal GDP

Nominal GDP and UN benchmarks

What does the record show per person?

GDP per person

GDP per person and UN benchmarks

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth and UN benchmarks

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Final Consumption

Final consumption and UN benchmarks

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation and UN benchmarks

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Trade openness

Trade openness and UN benchmarks

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Structural change across six activities

Industry composition and economic scale

Broad industry structure over time

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Manufacturing in the economic structure