Real Effective Exchange Rate in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Real Effective Exchange Rate was 120.86 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
120.86
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
14th
of 107 countries
All-time high
128.26
in 2012
All-time low
76.77
in 2002
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Real Effective Exchange Rate in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2018

0501001502000200920182000: 87.92001: 82.22002: 76.82003: 85.12004: 87.92005: 88.62006: 88.92007: 84.32008: 94.82009: 1022010: 1002011: 109.12012: 128.32013: 1272014: 122.72015: 127.92016: 121.22017: 122.32018: 120.9

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 120.86 for real effective exchange rate in 2018.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate in Papua New Guinea peaked at 128.26 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 76.77, in 2002.

Papua New Guinea ranks 14th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Real Effective Exchange Rate in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Real Effective Exchange Rate in Papua New Guinea, 2000 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2000 87.85 —
2001 82.18 -6.5%
2002 76.77 -6.6%
2003 85.08 +10.8%
2004 87.89 +3.3%
2005 88.58 +0.8%
2006 88.87 +0.3%
2007 84.26 -5.2%
2008 94.83 +12.5%
2009 102.05 +7.6%
2010 100 -2.0%
2011 109.07 +9.1%
2012 128.26 +17.6%
2013 126.97 -1.0%
2014 122.74 -3.3%
2015 127.94 +4.2%
2016 121.16 -5.3%
2017 122.33 +1.0%
2018 120.86 -1.2%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 120.86 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.6, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 120.86 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 108.54, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 87.84 76.77 102.05 10
2010s 119.93 100 128.26 9

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 11 Hong Kong 123.86 compare
  2. 12 Moldova 122.36 compare
  3. 13 Singapore 121.9 compare
  4. 15 Kuwait 120.75 compare
  5. 16 Czechia 119.59 compare
  6. 17 Burundi 118.31 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real effective exchange rate in Papua New Guinea?
Real effective exchange rate in Papua New Guinea was 120.86 in 2018, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
What is the highest real effective exchange rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 128.26 in 2012.
What is the lowest real effective exchange rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 76.77 in 2002.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for real effective exchange rate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 14th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is real effective exchange rate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Real Effective Exchange Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Real Effective Exchange Rate
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
117 places, 2,839 data points, 1994–2024
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Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs.