Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics was 0.7698 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.7698
Change on year
up 12.3%
World rank
136th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.7698
in 2023
All-time low
0.3138
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics in Papua New Guinea, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.82004201320232004: 0.3142005: 0.42006: 0.4412007: 0.4412008: 0.4382009: 0.4382010: 0.4432011: 0.4392012: 0.4672013: 0.4672014: 0.4672015: 0.3992016: 0.4572017: 0.4692018: 0.4692019: 0.4552020: 0.6112021: 0.6952022: 0.6852023: 0.77

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).

Analysis

In 2023, dimension 3.2: economic statistics in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.7698. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dimension 3.2: economic statistics in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.7698 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3138, in 2004.

Papua New Guinea ranks 136th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics in Papua New Guinea, 2004 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2004 0.3138 —
2005 0.3995 +27.3%
2006 0.4412 +10.4%
2007 0.4412 +0.0%
2008 0.4375 -0.8%
2009 0.4375 +0.0%
2010 0.4427 +1.2%
2011 0.4388 -0.9%
2012 0.4667 +6.3%
2013 0.4667 +0.0%
2014 0.4667 +0.0%
2015 0.3987 -14.6%
2016 0.457 +14.6%
2017 0.4685 +2.5%
2018 0.4685 +0.0%
2019 0.4552 -2.8%
2020 0.6105 +34.1%
2021 0.6948 +13.8%
2022 0.6855 -1.3%
2023 0.7698 +12.3%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 0.7698 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8263, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 0.7698 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7513, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +34.1% 0.4552 0.6105
2005 +27.3% 0.3138 0.3995

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4118 0.3138 0.4412 6
2010s 0.4529 0.3987 0.4685 10
2020s 0.6902 0.6105 0.7698 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 133 Kuwait 0.7763 compare
  2. 133 Montenegro 0.7763 compare
  3. 135 Burkina Faso 0.7732 compare
  4. 137 Sudan 0.768 compare
  5. 138 Belize 0.7615 compare
  6. 139 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.7607 compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dimension 3.2: economic statistics in Papua New Guinea?
Dimension 3.2: economic statistics in Papua New Guinea was 0.7698 in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest dimension 3.2: economic statistics recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.7698 in 2023.
What is the lowest dimension 3.2: economic statistics recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3138 in 2004.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for dimension 3.2: economic statistics?
Papua New Guinea ranks 136th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is dimension 3.2: economic statistics rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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