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Papua New Guinea – GNI per Capita

GNI divided by midyear population. Captures average income per person including earnings from abroad, used by the World Bank for country classifications. · World Bank
$2,900 +$100 from 2023 G20 rank: 139th · all-time high: $2,900 (2024)

APA

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

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_papua-new-guinea_gni-per-capita,
  title = {Papua New Guinea GNI per Capita},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/papua-new-guinea/gni-per-capita},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}
Data & Projection
YearValueChangeRank
2027* trend $3,339
2026* trend $3,198
2025* trend $3,057
2024 $2,900 +$100 139th
2023 $2,800 +$110 148th
2022 $2,690 +$320 150th
2021 $2,370 −$40 151st
2020 $2,410 −$10 149th
2019 $2,420 +$110 151st
2018 $2,310 +$0 148th
2017 $2,310 −$100 148th
2016 $2,410 −$110 145th
2015 $2,520 −$270 147th
Show all years (1962–2024)
* 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

Over the last decade, Papua New Guinea's gni per capita averaged $2,514. The 2024 figure of $2,900 is above this long-run average. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates $3,057 by 2025.