Papua New Guinea's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) was 931.74 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 279.44% from 245.55 million in 2015 (14.27% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 931.74 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 938.95 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 245.55 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 1.62 billion | 2018 |
| Lowest | -114.55 million | 1989 |
| Average since 2016 | 891.76 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 142.86 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Papua New Guinea's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) fell 123.92 million on 2024 (from 1.06 billion to 931.74 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2024), the average change was +27.61 million and a typical year strayed about 303.51 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 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 1.03 billion in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 472.25 million in 2022. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
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 85th highest value of the 130 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
- Solomon Islands — 81st of 130: 1.21 billion
- Fiji — 82nd of 130: 1.13 billion
- Liberia — 83rd of 130: 979 million
- Samoa — 85th of 130: 756.1 million
- Trinidad and Tobago — 86th of 130: 632.36 million
- São Tomé and Principe — 87th of 130: 604.6 million
What this measures
Net secondary income (from abroad) comprises transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net secondary income is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 55 values
| Year | Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 931,735,624 |
| 2024 | 1,055,653,500 |
| 2023 | 344,603,808 |
| 2022 | 482,134,510 |
| 2021 | 954,385,984 |
| 2020 | 938,952,700 |
| 2019 | 1,310,684,300 |
| 2018 | 1,619,783,200 |
| 2017 | 593,503,500 |
| 2016 | 686,197,000 |
Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Australia — -521 million (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — -939.28 million (2025)
- Cambodia — 9.94 trillion (2025)
- China — 157.71 billion (2025)
- Fiji — 1.13 billion (2025)
- French Polynesia — 65.57 billion (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — -23.47 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — 110.72 trillion (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$28.68 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 76.24 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$3,020 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 12,449 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — 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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Papua New Guinea's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU)?
- 931.74 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 552.18% from 142.86 million in 1970 (3.47% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.62 billion in 2018 and the lowest -114.55 million in 1989.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank?
- 85th highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) unusual for Papua New Guinea?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.TRF.NCTR.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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