Personal transfers, receipts in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Personal transfers, receipts was 86,320 BoP, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Personal transfers, receipts in Papua New Guinea, 2002–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal transfers, receipts in Papua New Guinea is 86,320 BoP, current US$, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 89.3% on the previous year and down 92.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts in Papua New Guinea peaked at 7.92 million BoP, current US$ in 2004 and was at its lowest, 86,320 BoP, current US$, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 176th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.89 million BoP, current US$ | 2.10 million BoP, current US$ | 7.92 million BoP, current US$ | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million BoP, current US$ | 426,227 BoP, current US$ | 2.27 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 650,340 BoP, current US$ | 86,320 BoP, current US$ | 1.60 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Papua New Guinea
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 68.71 billion constant LCU (2024)
- GDP 133.98 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 712.14 million current US$ (2004)
- Gross fixed capital formation 2.29 billion current LCU (2004)
- Gross fixed capital formation -0.5% (2004)
- GDP 32.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 18.1% (2004)
- Changes in inventories 73.35 million current US$ (2004)
- Changes in inventories 236.30 million current LCU (2004)
- Imports of goods and services 2.31 billion current US$ (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal transfers, receipts in Papua New Guinea?
- Personal transfers, receipts in Papua New Guinea was 86,320 BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.92 million BoP, current US$ in 2004.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,320 BoP, current US$ in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for personal transfers, receipts?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 176th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is personal transfers, receipts rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.