Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans was 551.23 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
551.23 million
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
55th
of 178 countries
All-time high
1.27 billion
in 1975
All-time low
83,133
in 1963
Years of data
63
1960–2024

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans in Papua New Guinea stood at 551.23 million.

That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.27 billion in 1975 and was at its lowest, 83,133, in 1963.

That places Papua New Guinea 55th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans in Papua New Guinea, 1960 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1960 90,469 —
1961 88,340 -2.4%
1963 83,133 -5.9%
1965 862.42 million +1037295.5%
1966 865.14 million +0.3%
1967 962.21 million +11.2%
1968 1.04 billion +8.3%
1969 1.06 billion +1.9%
1970 1.24 billion +16.9%
1971 1.00 billion -19.1%
1972 1.26 billion +25.6%
1973 991.74 million -21.4%
1974 1.13 billion +14.0%
1975 1.27 billion +12.4%
1976 933.38 million -26.6%
1977 1.00 billion +7.6%
1978 989.77 million -1.5%
1979 913.29 million -7.7%
1980 872.92 million -4.4%
1981 832.43 million -4.6%
1982 763.97 million -8.2%
1983 797.91 million +4.4%
1984 805.54 million +1.0%
1985 803.54 million -0.2%
1986 782.39 million -2.6%
1987 788.12 million +0.7%
1988 751.66 million -4.6%
1989 632.84 million -15.8%
1990 680.23 million +7.5%
1991 626.53 million -7.9%
1992 701.68 million +12.0%
1993 588.91 million -16.1%
1994 588.85 million -0.0%
1995 626.08 million +6.3%
1996 549.47 million -12.2%
1997 537.10 million -2.3%
1998 671.83 million +25.1%
1999 405.27 million -39.7%
2000 537.98 million +32.7%
2001 480.26 million -10.7%
2002 503.92 million +4.9%
2003 461.40 million -8.4%
2004 461.48 million +0.0%
2005 430.82 million -6.6%
2006 432.47 million +0.4%
2007 438.36 million +1.4%
2008 476.19 million +8.6%
2009 504.77 million +6.0%
2010 536.07 million +6.2%
2011 554.62 million +3.5%
2012 563.53 million +1.6%
2013 548.40 million -2.7%
2014 526.38 million -4.0%
2015 632.15 million +20.1%
2016 543.04 million -14.1%
2017 548.22 million +1.0%
2018 639.32 million +16.6%
2019 675.57 million +5.7%
2020 573.07 million -15.2%
2021 762.42 million +33.0%
2022 593.47 million -22.2%
2023 615.93 million +3.8%
2024 551.23 million -10.5%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 551.23 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 493.69 million, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 551.23 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 192.23 million, 2.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 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
1965 +1037295.5% 83,133 862.42 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 599.27 million 83,133 1.06 billion 8
1970s 1.07 billion 913.29 million 1.27 billion 10
1980s 783.13 million 632.84 million 872.92 million 10
1990s 597.59 million 405.27 million 701.68 million 10
2000s 472.77 million 430.82 million 537.98 million 10
2010s 576.73 million 526.38 million 675.57 million 10
2020s 619.23 million 551.23 million 762.42 million 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 52 Benin 572.40 million compare
  2. 53 Mayotte 571.96 million compare
  3. 54 Central African Republic 569.51 million compare
  4. 56 Sierra Leone 546.77 million compare
  5. 57 French Polynesia 546.39 million compare
  6. 58 Cambodia 545.63 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans in Papua New Guinea?
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans in Papua New Guinea was 551.23 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1.27 billion in 1975.
What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 83,133 in 1963.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans?
Papua New Guinea ranks 55th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 9,817 data points, 1960–2024
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