International statistics Basic indicators: Papua New Guinea

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22022452,860
GDP, current prices bn US$202431.7
GDP per capita, current prices US$20242,524
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20243.7
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20240.6
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP202317.0
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202336.3
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202342.0
Population 1,000202310,389.6
Population, female % of total202348.5
Population density inhab. per km2202223
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202333.8
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20233.3
Fertility rate, total births per woman20233.10
Life expectancy at birth - men years202363.7
Life expectancy at birth - women years202369.1
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants20211
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants20192
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202332
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number201636
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number201634
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants1999183
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20211.4
Labour force participation rate %202452.0
Labour force 1,00020243,660
Self-employed persons %202378.3
Unemployment rate %20242.7
Youth unemployment rate %20243.8
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$20232,820
Household con­sumption exp. on food % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture200311.28
Household con­sumption exp. on housing % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture20034.21
Agricultural land % of land area20223.1
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area20222.7
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20221.4
Forest area % of land area202279.0
Import of goods, total bn US$20214.5
Export of goods, total bn US$20219.7
Import of goods from Germany mn US$202114.4
Export of goods to Germany mn US$2021196.2
Exports of goods and services % of GDP200472.2
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201913
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20141.36
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20230.64
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.20220
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20160.0
Researchers per million inhabitants201633
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20221.7
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.202334.1
Internet users per 100 inhab.202324.1
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20220.2
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202325.0

As at 22 May 2025

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