Papua New Guinea vs Tonga: GDP (current LCU), per capita

Papua New Guinea
11,752 current LCU per person
in 2024
Tonga
11,486 current LCU per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
195th
Tonga rank
196th

GDP (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tonga
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k197019972024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 11,752 current LCU per person against 11,486 current LCU per person in Tonga, a difference of 266 current LCU per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 195th and Tonga ranks 196th of 211 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 443.67 current LCU per person 325.27 current LCU per person 118.39 current LCU per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 678.6 current LCU per person 880.45 current LCU per person 201.85 current LCU per person Tonga
1990s 1,239 current LCU per person 2,352 current LCU per person 1,113 current LCU per person Tonga
2000s 2,846 current LCU per person 4,740 current LCU per person 1,894 current LCU per person Tonga
2010s 6,766 current LCU per person 8,320 current LCU per person 1,554 current LCU per person Tonga
2020s 9,780 current LCU per person 11,186 current LCU per person 1,405 current LCU per person Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per capita, Papua New Guinea or Tonga?
Papua New Guinea, at 11,752 current LCU per person against 11,486 current LCU per person in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
266 current LCU per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tonga rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 195th and Tonga ranks 196th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,385 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.