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Papua New Guinea

29 indicators in 5 topics, latest figures from 1998 to 2025. Compare Papua New Guinea with other countries

Economy

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
GDP2025 · current US$$32.50B+5.5%+36.3%+49.6%3rd quartile110 of 185 in 2025 · coverage
GDP per person (PPP)2025 · constant 2021 international $4.5K intl $+3.8%+9.3%+7.2%Lowest quartile151 of 184 in 2025 · coverage
GDP growth20255.6%+1.7 pts+8.8 pts−0.9 ptsHighest quartile37 of 185 in 2025 · coverage
Inflation (consumer prices)20254.4%+3.8 pts−0.5 pts−1.6 ptsHighest quartile42 of 168 in 2025 · coverage
Unemployment rate2025 · modelled ILO estimate2.6%−0.1 pts−0.3 pts+0.1 ptsLowest quartile157 of 181 in 2025 · coverage
Trade2004131.1% of GDP+7.6 pts+15.1 pts+37.8 ptsHighest quartile25 of 172 in 2004 · coverage
Exports200472.2% of GDP+2.7 pts+9.0 pts+18.6 ptsHighest quartile15 of 172 in 2004 · coverage

People

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Population202510.8M people+1.8%+9.6%+23.1%2nd quartile91 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Population growth20251.75%−0.04 pts−0.38 pts−0.80 pts2nd quartile60 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Life expectancy at birth202466.3 years+0.1 years+0.9 years+2.1 yearsLowest quartile183 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Births per woman20243.07 births−0.03 births−0.25 births−0.55 births2nd quartile55 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Living in cities202515.8% of people+0.4 pts+1.6 pts+2.5 ptsLowest quartile214 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Aged 65 and over20253.6% of people+0.1 pts+0.5 pts+0.7 ptsLowest quartile174 of 215 in 2025 · coverage

Energy and CO₂

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
CO₂ emissions2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)5.5 Mt CO₂−0.6%+8.6%−1.3%3rd quartile132 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Fossil CO₂ emissions2024 · fossil fuels and cement, since 17508.3 Mt CO₂−0.1%+10.1%+36.3%3rd quartile117 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Coal's share of fossil CO₂1998 · coal emissions as a share of all fossil CO₂0.1%0.0 pts−0.1 pts−0.1 ptsLowest quartile107 of 132 in 1998 · coverage
CO₂ per person2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)0.52 t CO₂−2.3%−1.4%−20.4%Lowest quartile161 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
All greenhouse gases2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF), AR5 weights10.8 Mt CO₂e+0.9%+11.3%+12.1%3rd quartile140 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Renewables in final energy202254.6%+0.1 pts−0.1 pts−0.9 pts2nd quartile18 of 71 in 2022 · coverage
Renewables in electricity202140.0%0.0 pts+5.2 pts+2.9 pts2nd quartile71 of 203 in 2021 · coverage
Nuclear in electricity20210.0%0.0 pts0.0 pts0.0 ptsHighest quartile33 of 207 in 2021 · coverage
Access to electricity202443.3% of people+22.8 pts+19.7 pts+25.2 ptsLowest quartile202 of 214 in 2024 · coverage

Land and air

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Forest202475.2% of land0.0 pts−0.1 pts−0.3 ptsHighest quartile10 of 209 in 2024 · coverage
Protected areas20250.7% of territory0.0 pts0.0 pts0.0 ptsLowest quartile183 of 213 in 2025 · coverage
Fine-particle air pollution (PM2.5)2023 · mean annual exposure14.1 µg/m³−12.3%−0.5%−8.5%3rd quartile126 of 200 in 2023 · coverage

Health, learning and internet

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Health spending20232.9% of GDP+0.3 pts+0.6 pts−0.1 ptsLowest quartile180 of 192 in 2023 · coverage
Deaths before age 5202439.4 per 1,000 births−3.0%−14.5%−26.1%Highest quartile39 of 195 in 2024 · coverage
Enrolled in tertiary education19991.9% gross−0.1 pts––Lowest quartile76 of 91 in 1999 · coverage
Using the internet202418.8% of people+0.3 pts+5.2 pts+12.3 ptsLowest quartile174 of 182 in 2024 · coverage
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29 indicators. Change is a percent change for totals and levels, and a difference in points or units for rates and shares. "Among countries" ranks Papua New Guinea against every country with a figure for the same year (1 is the highest value, which is not always the best). In the strip each tick is a country, the dot is Papua New Guinea, the taller gray tick is the world, and the faint rules are the quartile cuts. "Coverage" shows which countries have figures for which years.

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