Papua New Guinea: GDP per capita (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Papua New Guinea's GDP per capita (current US$) rose US$107.04 on 2024 (from US$2,912 to US$3,020).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$56.14 and a typical year strayed about US$208.58 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$494.32 in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was US$256.24 in 1998. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$79.56 a year. A straight line explains 76% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Papua New Guinea had the 142nd highest value of the 186 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Papua New Guinea in the 2025 ranking

• Kyrgyz Republic — 139th of 186: US$3,081
• Côte d'Ivoire — 140th of 186: US$3,050
• Zimbabwe — 141st of 186: US$3,021
• Cambodia — 143rd of 186: US$2,872
• India — 144th of 186: US$2,702
• Haiti — 145th of 186: US$2,694

What this measures

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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.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.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 66 values

GDP per capita (current US$) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — US$18,018 (2022)
• Australia — US$65,130 (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — US$32,235 (2025)
• Cambodia — US$2,872 (2025)
• China — US$13,862 (2025)
• Fiji — US$6,642 (2025)
• French Polynesia — US$22,440 (2024)
• Guam — US$41,833 (2022)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$56,983 (2025)
• Indonesia — US$5,060 (2025)
• Japan — US$35,951 (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Papua New Guinea

• GDP (current US$) — US$32.5 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 133.98 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$28.68 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 76.24 billion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 12,449 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$2,665 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 7,084 (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$30.16 billion (2025)
• GNI (current LCU) — 124.34 billion (2025)
• GNI per capita (current LCU) — 11,553 (2025)
• Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Papua New Guinea's GDP per capita (current US$)?

US$3,020 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 2,514% from US$115.53 in 1960 (5.15% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$3,102 in 2022 and the lowest US$115.53 in 1960.

How does Papua New Guinea rank?

142nd highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita (current US$) unusual for Papua New Guinea?

In 2025, Papua New Guinea's GDP per capita (current US$) rose US$107.04 on 2024 (from US$2,912 to US$3,020). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$56.14 and a typical year strayed about US$208.58 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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