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Papua New Guinea Economic Indicators

Latest economic indicators and statistics for Papua New Guinea.

Indicator Current Value Previous Value Frequency Period
GDP $32.54B $30.82B Yearly 2024
GDP Annual Growth Rate 4.1% 3.81% Yearly 2024
GDP per Capita $2,572.03 $2,515.29 Yearly 2024
GDP per Capita PPP $4,300.73 $4,205.85 Yearly 2024
Real GDP $27.2B $26.13B Yearly 2024
Annual Inflation Rate 0.6% 2.3% Yearly 2024
Annual Unemployment Rate 2.74% 2.66% Yearly 2024
Female Labor Force Rate 50.67% 50.65% Yearly 2024
Annual Exports $9.65B $10.37B Yearly 2021
Annual Imports $4.5B $4.09B Yearly 2021
FDI Inflows (% GDP) 0.27% 3.77% Yearly 2023
Net Trade (Goods & Services, BoP) $5.74B $6.29B Yearly 2023
Tariff Rate 4.34% 4.57% Yearly 2021
Interest Rate 5% 4% Daily Sep 30, 2025
Private Credit (% GDP) 16.51% 15.04% Yearly 2023
Adult Literacy Rate 70.06% 61.6% Yearly 2017
Population 10.58M 10.39M Yearly 2024
Primary Enrollment Rate 109.5% 103.69% Yearly 2018
Agricultural Land (%) 3.1% 3.1% Yearly 2022
Annual CO2 Emissions 8.32M tonnes 8.2M tonnes Yearly 2023
Forest Area (%) 79.03% 79.1% Yearly 2022
Corruption Control -0.66 points -0.7 points Yearly 2023
Political stability index -0.48 points -0.66 points Yearly 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 32 33 Yearly 2023
Life Expectancy 66.13 65.27 Yearly 2023
Physicians per 1,000 people 0.06 0.06 Yearly 2021
Electricity Access 20.5% 19% Yearly 2023
Internet Users 24.1% 23.7% Yearly 2023
Travel Earnings $4.23M $15.26M Yearly 2018
Visitor Arrivals 39,000 211,000 Yearly 2020