Manufacturing, value added in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Manufacturing, value added was 6.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Papua New Guinea, 1981–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2024, manufacturing, value added in Papua New Guinea stood at 6.3%.
The figure is up 783.7% on the previous year and up 839.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Papua New Guinea peaked at 15.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -22.8%, in 1990.
Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | -9.1% | 8.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | -22.8% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | -11.0% | 13.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -12.9% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | -6.4% | 10.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 34 Zambia 7.1% compare
- 35 Isle of Man 6.7% compare
- 36 Kazakhstan 6.4% compare
- 38 Uruguay 6.2% compare
- 39 Sri Lanka 6.2% compare
- 40 Cape Verde 6.2% 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 manufacturing, value added in Papua New Guinea?
- Manufacturing, value added in Papua New Guinea was 6.3% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.8% in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 37th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 839.5%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.