Maldives vs Papua New Guinea: GDP

Maldives
107.34 billion current LCU
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
124.30 billion current LCU
in 2024
Maldives rank
146th
Papua New Guinea rank
145th

GDP over time

  • Maldives
  • Papua New Guinea
025.0B50.0B75.0B100.0B125.0B197019972024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 124.30 billion current LCU against 107.34 billion current LCU in Maldives, a difference of 16.96 billion current LCU.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Maldives ranks 146th and Papua New Guinea ranks 145th of 208 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 159.94 million current LCU 1.04 billion current LCU 881.16 million current LCU Papua New Guinea
1980s 859.58 million current LCU 2.36 billion current LCU 1.50 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea
1990s 4.45 billion current LCU 5.80 billion current LCU 1.35 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea
2000s 17.67 billion current LCU 18.95 billion current LCU 1.28 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea
2010s 60.21 billion current LCU 59.16 billion current LCU 1.05 billion current LCU Maldives
2020s 88.33 billion current LCU 104.09 billion current LCU 15.76 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, Maldives or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 124.30 billion current LCU against 107.34 billion current LCU in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp between Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
16.96 billion current LCU, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gdp?
Maldives ranks 146th and Papua New Guinea ranks 145th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GDP (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
211 places, 10,385 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release