Poverty & Inequality in Papua New Guinea 25 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys 2025 down 100.0% 147th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 100.0% 146th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 100.0% 147th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.1 live births per woman 2023 down 15.9% 57th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,787 kg per hectare 2023 up 3.2% 50th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 28.8% 42nd Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.7978 % change on previous year 2023 down 107.4% 114th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.83 2023 down 14.9% 122nd Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.8% 2023 down 14.9% 122nd Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 41.3% 84th Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 7.05 % change on previous year 2023 up 1,430.0% 45th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year 2019 — 144th Gender Inequality Index 0.584 2023 down 4.9% 15th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1505 2023 down 11.1% 44th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1505 2023 down 11.1% 44th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1713 2023 down 9.9% 48th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2717 2023 unchanged 79th Population living in slums 22.3% 2022 up 4.5% 76th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.423 2023 up 8.5% 126th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.423 2023 up 8.5% 126th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.423 2023 up 8.5% 126th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 7.28 2023 up 44.4% 184th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.212 2024 up 51.3% 70th Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.2% 2024 up 50.0% 67th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 1.2% 2023 up 676.9% 118th