Papua New Guinea

Economy

• GDP

  : 32.5 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 3020 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 5.6 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 56.1 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 5215 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.62 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 4.4 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 2.6 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 3.8 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 72.2 % (2004)

• Imports

  : 58.9 % (2004)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : 520.2 M$ (2004)

• Current account balance

  : 15.5 % (2024)

• Total reserves

  : 3.7 B$ (2024)

• Foreign direct investment

  : -0.6 % (2024)

• Poverty rate

  : 52.2 % (2009)

• Agriculture

  : 17.0 % (2024)

• Industry

  : 36.5 % (2024)

• Services

  : 42.0 % (2024)

• Remittances received

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 2.5 % (2024)

Demographics

• Population

  : 10.8 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : 1.7 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -284.0 (2025)

• Population density

  : 22.9 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 66.3 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 3.07 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 24.3 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 6.55 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 15.8 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 84.2 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 3.7 M (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 3.2 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 59.1 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 48.6 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 7 732 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 0.8 % (2023)

• Health expenditure

  : 2.9 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 41.9 (2009)

• Internet users

  : 18.8 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 38.8 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 43.3 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 53.3 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 3 $ (2009)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 31.0 % (2009)

• Primary school completion

  : 66.0 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 5.0 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 363.3 (2020)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 62.0 % (2025)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 4 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 0.3 % (2024)

• Battle-related deaths

  : 78.0 (1996)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.29 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 0.52 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 54.6 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 40.0 % (2021)

• Forest area

  : 79.0 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 38.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 132.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 51.0 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 19.2 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 21.1 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 0.2 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 1.08 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 11.4 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 11.0 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 70 723 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 24.6 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 35 856 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 42.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 44.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 39.4 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 189.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 28.5 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 30.1 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 25.2 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 14.1 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 39.3 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 32.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 1.5 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 0.06 (2023)

• Hospital beds

  : 0.62 (2023)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 53.5 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 20.3 % (2023)

• Fiscal balance

  : -3.3 % (2024)

• General government debt

  : 48.8 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -3.0 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -0.80 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -0.90 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 9.34 (2010)

• Political stability

  : -0.65 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -0.57 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -0.60 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : -0.33 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 1.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 0.0 (2025)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 18.1 % (2004)

• New business density

  : 0.67 (2020)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 18.2 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : -198.3 M$ (2024)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 51.4 % (2004)

• Gross national savings

  : 30.4 % (2004)