Data for Papua New Guinea, Lower middle income 

Social

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2009)

Papua New Guine...52.2
Lower middle in...12.0

(2009)

Trend
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Most recent value

(2023)

Papua New Guine...66
Lower middle in...70

(2023)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2024)

Papua New Guine...10,576,502
Lower middle in...3.12

(2024)

Trend
Population growth (annual %)
Population growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Papua New Guine...1.8
Lower middle in...1.3

(2024)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2025)

Papua New Guine...-284
Lower middle in...-3,535,408

(2025)

Trend
Most recent value

(2020)

Papua New Guine...0.429

(2020)

Trend

Economic

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
GDP (current US$)
GDP (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024 billion)

Papua New Guine...31.8
Lower middle in...7,941.3

(2024 billion)

Trend
GDP per capita (current US$)
GDP per capita (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024)

Papua New Guine...3,006.7
Lower middle in...2,544.5

(2024)

Trend
GDP growth (annual %)
GDP growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Papua New Guine...3.8
Lower middle in...5.2

(2024)

Trend
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Most recent value

(2025)

Papua New Guine...2.6
Lower middle in...4.3

(2025)

Trend
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Papua New Guine...0.6
Lower middle in...4.6

(2024)

Trend
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

Papua New Guine...0.0
Lower middle in...5.3

(2024)

Trend

Environment

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area)
Most recent value

(2023)

Papua New Guine...79.0
Lower middle in...29.4

(2023)

Trend
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Most recent value

(2024)

Papua New Guine...0.5
Lower middle in...1.7

(2024)

Trend
Access to electricity (% of population)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Most recent value

(2023)

Papua New Guine...20.5
Lower middle in...91.3

(2023)

Trend
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Most recent value

(2022)

Papua New Guine...0
Lower middle in...20

(2022)

Trend
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Most recent value

(2021)

Papua New Guine...4.7
Lower middle in...8.3

(2021)

Trend
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
Most recent value

(2024)

Papua New Guine...17
Lower middle in...52

(2024)

Trend

Institutions

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Most recent value

(2010)

Papua New Guine...9
Lower middle in...4

(2010)

Trend
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2023)

Papua New Guine...52.4

(2023)

Trend
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Most recent value

(2024)

Papua New Guine...43.6
Lower middle in...64.1

(2024)

Trend
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Most recent value

(2023)

Papua New Guine...24
Lower middle in...63

(2023)

Trend
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Most recent value

(2024)

Papua New Guine...3
Lower middle in...23

(2024)

Trend
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

Papua New Guine...-0.6
Lower middle in...1.8

(2024)

Trend
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Lower middle income

  • Angola
  • Bangladesh
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Comoros
  • Congo, Rep.
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt, Arab Rep.
  • Eswatini
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • India
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Kyrgyz Republic
  • Lao PDR
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Mauritania
  • Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
  • Morocco
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Nicaragua
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
  • Solomon Islands
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Timor-Leste
  • Tunisia
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Viet Nam
  • West Bank and Gaza
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe