Economic Trivia

Papua New Guinea contains almost 155 billion cubic meters of natural gas reserves, providing for a huge export opportunity for the country.

Trade Source: United Nations Comtrade
Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports.

Top 3 Trade Partners (2012): and Solomon Islands
Top 3 Exported Goods (2012): Precious Stones & Metals, Ores, and Fats & Oils

Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook

Copra Crushing; Palm Oil Processing; Plywood Production; Wood Chip Production

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]

GDP, PPP (current international) $45,100,351,587 (2022)
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) 4.6% (2022)
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) $4,447 (2022)
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GDP Country Rank 125/197 (2022)

GDP Composition %

Note: GDP composition percentage may exceed 100. Manufacturing is included in the Industry figures and is also reported separately because it plays a critical role in many economies.

Economic Indicators [1]

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 4.484% (2021)
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) $16,983,284,427 (2021)
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) 37.1% (2019)
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) -3.267% (2022)
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) 1.685% (2020)
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) $4,498,872,107 (2021)
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Labor and Employment [1]

Labor Force, Total 3,139,424 (2022)
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) 17.18% (2021)
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) 9.879% (2021)
Employment in Services (% of total employment) 72.941% (2021)
Unemployment Rate 2.753% (2022)
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Trade [1]

Imports of goods and services (current US$) $7,485,533,590 (2012)
Exports of goods and services (current US$) $7,982,866,986 (2012)
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 60.006% (2022)
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) $326,714,861 (2022)
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) $172,021,728 (2021)
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Economic Snapshot [1]

Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.

How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, Papua New Guinea’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.

Due to unavailable data the following indicators have been omitted:
  • Exports
  • FDI, net inflows
  • GDP Growth Rate
  • GDP Per Capita
  • Inflation
  • Unemployment

Sources

  1. The World Bank