GDP per capita, PPP in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: GDP per capita, PPP was 4,889 current international $ in 2024. β² Rising
GDP per capita, PPP in Papua New Guinea, 1990β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita, ppp in Papua New Guinea is 4,889 current international $, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita, ppp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4,889 current international $ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,703 current international $, in 1990.
Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,269 current international $ | 1,703 current international $ | 2,578 current international $ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,348 current international $ | 2,125 current international $ | 2,692 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,484 current international $ | 2,912 current international $ | 4,060 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,370 current international $ | 3,900 current international $ | 4,889 current international $ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 160 Cameroon 5,592 current international $ compare
- 161 Tajikistan, Republic of 5,406 current international $ compare
- 162 Senegal 5,110 current international $ compare
- 164 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 4,758 current international $ compare
- 165 Syrian Arab Republic 4,650 current international $ compare
- 166 Guinea 4,579 current international $ compare
More population data for Papua New Guinea
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.048 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.15 million (2100)
- Population density 41.16 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.048 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5424 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.58 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 14,910 Persons (2050)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.07 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 7,732 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.07 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita, ppp in Papua New Guinea?
- Gdp per capita, ppp in Papua New Guinea was 4,889 current international $ in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4,889 current international $ in 2024.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,703 current international $ in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for gdp per capita, ppp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gdp per capita, ppp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GDP per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release