Papua New Guinea's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) was US$1.68 billion in 2017, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 87.03% from US$12.96 billion in 2007 (18.47% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.68 billion | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | US$12.96 billion | 2007 |
| Highest | US$17.51 billion | 2009 |
| Lowest | US$1.64 billion | 2016 |
| Average since 2008 | US$7.07 billion | 2008–2017 |
| First recorded | US$2.96 billion | 2003 |
Since 2003 it is down 43.24% from US$2.96 billion in 2003 (3.96% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 1 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2017, Papua New Guinea's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) rose 2.3% on 2016 (from US$1.64 billion to US$1.68 billion).
Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2016), the average change was +14.9% and a typical year strayed about 38.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below 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 67.4% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 48.1% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$1.67 billion a year. A straight line explains 79% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | US$1.68 billion | 2017 |
| World | US$141.3 trillion | 2025 |
| East Asia & Pacific | US$40.67 trillion | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | US$11.02 trillion | 2025 |
Closest to Papua New Guinea in the 2017 ranking
- Netherlands — 1st of 2: US$1.1 trillion
What this measures
Market capitalization (also known as market value) is the share price times the number of shares outstanding (including their several classes) for listed domestic companies. Investment funds, unit trusts, and companies whose only business goal is to hold shares of other listed companies are excluded. Data are end of year values converted to U.S. dollars using corresponding year-end foreign exchange rates.
Limitations: Data cover measures of size (market capitalization, number of listed domestic companies) and liquidity (value of shares traded as a percentage of gross domestic product, value of shares traded as a percentage of market capitalization). The comparability of such data across countries may be limited by conceptual and statistical weaknesses, such as inaccurate reporting and differences in accounting standards.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 14 values
| Year | Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,681,580,000 |
| 2016 | 1,643,140,000 |
| 2015 | 1,718,860,000 |
| 2014 | 3,310,540,000 |
| 2013 | 2,931,950,000 |
| 2012 | no data |
| 2011 | 12,592,450,000 |
| 2010 | 11,027,250,000 |
| 2009 | 17,514,140,000 |
| 2008 | 11,181,680,000 |
Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$2.05 trillion (2025)
- China — US$15.51 trillion (2025)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — US$6.09 trillion (2025)
- Indonesia — US$949.59 billion (2025)
- Japan — US$7.61 trillion (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — US$2.76 trillion (2025)
- Malaysia — US$487.45 billion (2025)
- New Zealand — US$103.17 billion (2025)
- Philippines
More financial sector data for Papua New Guinea
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 175.74 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$4.12 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$4.12 (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 6.87% (2025)
- Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 193.24 (2025)
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 4.42% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 13.45% (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 31.63 billion (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU)
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Questions people ask
- What is Papua New Guinea's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$)?
- US$1.68 billion in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2003?
- It is down 43.24% from US$2.96 billion in 2003 (3.96% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$17.51 billion in 2009 and the lowest US$1.64 billion in 2016.
- Is the latest change in market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) unusual for Papua New Guinea?
- In 2017, Papua New Guinea's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) rose 2.3% on 2016 (from US$1.64 billion to US$1.68 billion). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2016), the average change was +14.9% and a typical year strayed about 38.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below 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 CM.MKT.LCAP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) 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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