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Papua New Guinea – GDP per Capita

GDP divided by midyear population. Measures average economic output per person, allowing cross-country comparison regardless of population size. · World Bank
$3,007 +$41 from 2023 G20 rank: 141st · all-time high: $3,102 (2022)

APA

Papua New Guinea GDP per Capita. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/papua-new-guinea/gdp-per-capita

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_papua-new-guinea_gdp-per-capita,
  title = {Papua New Guinea GDP per Capita},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/papua-new-guinea/gdp-per-capita},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}
Data & Projection
YearValueChangeRank
2030* IMF $2,696
2029* IMF $2,657
2028* IMF $2,630
2027* IMF $2,601
2027* trend $3,579
2026* IMF $2,560
2026* trend $3,428
2025* IMF $2,555
2025* trend $3,276
2024 $3,007 +$41 141st
2023 $2,966 −$136 151st
2022 $3,102 +$495 155th
2021 $2,608 +$178 159th
2020 $2,430 −$146 157th
2019 $2,576 +$9 158th
2018 $2,566 +$89 156th
2017 $2,478 +$161 156th
2016 $2,316 −$168 155th
2015 $2,485 −$239 156th
Show all years (1960–2024)
* IMF World Economic Outlook projection · Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points
Detected Pattern
Export Boom Cycle
Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.
Reserves YoY +22.9% GDP growth 5.7% C/A balance 14.4%
This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful
Reserves YoY
+25.6%
GDP growth
4.0%
C/A balance
14.5%
Reserves YoY
+14.6%
GDP growth
3.7%
C/A balance
2.9%
Reserves YoY
+12.6%
GDP growth
6.0%
C/A balance
0.5%
Reserves YoY
+38.3%
GDP growth
5.0%
C/A balance
1.2%
Reserves YoY
+18.0%
GDP growth
2.9%
C/A balance
3.9%
Reserves YoY
+20.1%
GDP growth
2.8%
C/A balance
3.3%
HistorySaid – pattern alert

Papua New Guinea matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2022. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw gdp per capita improve within 24 months. View full analysis →