GDP growth in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: GDP growth was 5.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Papua New Guinea stood at 5.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Papua New Guinea peaked at 18.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, -3.9%, in 1997.
That places Papua New Guinea 41st out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 4.1% | 10.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.9% | -3.4% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | -2.3% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | -3.9% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | -2.5% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | -0.3% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | -3.2% | 5.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 5.8% compare
- 39 Seychelles 5.8% compare
- 40 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.8% compare
- 42 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.6% compare
- 43 Mali 5.6% compare
- 44 Chad 5.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Papua New Guinea
- DEC alternative conversion factor 4.12 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 931.74 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 226.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 5.32 billion current LCU (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.38 billion current US$ (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -9.64 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 11,553 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,890 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 124.34 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Papua New Guinea?
- Gdp growth in Papua New Guinea was 5.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.9% in 1997.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for gdp growth?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 41st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.