India vs Papua New Guinea: GDP (current US$), per capita

India
2,697 current US$ per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3,076 current US$ per person
in 2024
India rank
158th
Papua New Guinea rank
155th

GDP (current US$), per capita over time

  • India
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3,076 current US$ per person against 2,697 current US$ per person in India, a difference of 379 current US$ per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

India ranks 158th and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 211 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 162.57 current US$ per person 484.16 current US$ per person 321.59 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 307.09 current US$ per person 806.45 current US$ per person 499.36 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 369.45 current US$ per person 964.07 current US$ per person 594.63 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 715.22 current US$ per person 942.52 current US$ per person 227.31 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 1,646 current US$ per person 2,450 current US$ per person 803.68 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 2,344 current US$ per person 2,836 current US$ per person 492.23 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, India or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 3,076 current US$ per person against 2,697 current US$ per person in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between India and Papua New Guinea?
379 current US$ per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Papua New Guinea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
India ranks 158th and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,315 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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