Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of

Australia
10.47 Percentage of GDP
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
14.41 Percentage of GDP
in 2021
Australia rank
10th
Papua New Guinea rank
7th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of over time

  • Australia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 14.41 Percentage of GDP against 10.47 Percentage of GDP in Australia, a difference of 3.94 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Australia ranks 10th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th of 169 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 2.02 Percentage of GDP 10.31 Percentage of GDP 8.29 Percentage of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 3.32 Percentage of GDP 7.81 Percentage of GDP 4.49 Percentage of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 7.28 Percentage of GDP 8.72 Percentage of GDP 1.45 Percentage of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 14.41 Percentage of GDP against 10.47 Percentage of GDP in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
3.94 Percentage of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of?
Australia ranks 10th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Mineral rents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Mineral rents
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
244 places, 5,288 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 8 shows the breakdown of national economies by sectors of activity, looking at share of employment, contributions to GDP, along with the impact of natural resource extraction on the economy.