Data for Low income, Papua New Guinea 

Social

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

(2024)

Low income65
Papua New Guine...66

(2024)

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

(2023)

Low income56.5
Papua New Guine...52.2

(2023)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2024)

Low income624,608,098
Papua New Guine...10,576,502

(2024)

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

(2024)

Low income2.7
Papua New Guine...1.8

(2024)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2025)

Low income121,767
Papua New Guine...-284

(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)

Low income469.3
Papua New Guine...31.8

(2024 billion)

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

(2024)

Low income751.3
Papua New Guine...3,006.7

(2024)

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

(2024)

Low income2.3
Papua New Guine...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)

Low income5.3
Papua New Guine...2.6

(2025)

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

(2024)

Papua New Guine...0.6

(2024)

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

(2024)

Low income3.4
Papua New Guine...0.0

(2024)

Trend

Institutions

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

(2025)

Low income23
Papua New Guine...19

(2025)

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

(2023)

Low income10
Papua New Guine...9

(2023)

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

(2025)

Low income23
Papua New Guine...3

(2025)

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)

Low income56.0
Papua New Guine...43.6

(2024)

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

(2024)

Low income4.7
Papua New Guine...-0.6

(2024)

Trend
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Low income

  • Afghanistan
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Congo, Dem. Rep.
  • Eritrea
  • Gambia, The
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mozambique
  • Niger
  • Rwanda
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia, Fed. Rep.
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • Yemen, Rep.