Data for Papua New Guinea, East Asia & Pacific 

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
East Asia & Pac...2.0

(2009)

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

(2023)

Papua New Guine...66
East Asia & Pac...77

(2023)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2024)

Papua New Guine...10,576,502
East Asia & Pac...2.39

(2024)

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

(2024)

Papua New Guine...1.8
East Asia & Pac...0.2

(2024)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2025)

Papua New Guine...-284
East Asia & Pac...-37,630

(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
East Asia & Pac...32,017.2

(2024 billion)

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

(2024)

Papua New Guine...3,006.7
East Asia & Pac...13,405.7

(2024)

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

(2024)

Papua New Guine...3.8
East Asia & Pac...3.8

(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
East Asia & Pac...3.8

(2025)

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

(2024)

Papua New Guine...0.6
East Asia & Pac...2.4

(2024)

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

(2024)

Papua New Guine...0.0
East Asia & Pac...0.4

(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
East Asia & Pac...27.2

(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
East Asia & Pac...7.4

(2024)

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

(2023)

Papua New Guine...20.5
East Asia & Pac...98.4

(2023)

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

(2022)

Papua New Guine...0
East Asia & Pac...12

(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
East Asia & Pac...12.0

(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
East Asia & Pac...64

(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
East Asia & Pac...1

(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

(2024)

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

(2023)

Papua New Guine...24
East Asia & Pac...88

(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
East Asia & Pac...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
East Asia & Pac...1.5

(2024)

Trend
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  • Australia
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Fiji
  • French Polynesia
  • Guam
  • Hong Kong SAR, China
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Kiribati
  • Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
  • Korea, Rep.
  • Lao PDR
  • Macao SAR, China
  • Malaysia
  • Marshall Islands
  • Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Nauru
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Palau
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • Samoa
  • Singapore
  • Solomon Islands
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Tonga
  • Tuvalu
  • Vanuatu
  • Viet Nam