Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 44.36 in 1994. ▼ Falling
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1960–1994
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 44.36 for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in 1994. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 84.04 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 44.36, in 1994.
Papua New Guinea ranks 127th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 84.04 | — |
| 1961 | 75.19 | -10.5% |
| 1962 | 73.35 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 73.65 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 71.06 | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 67.59 | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 67.12 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 66.78 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 65.36 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 63.17 | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 60.94 | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 63.76 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 63.14 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 63.01 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 62.59 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 63.8 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 66.5 | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 70.21 | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 65.16 | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 64.66 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 67.2 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 70.29 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 71.52 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 69.95 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 71.48 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 69.83 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 66.85 | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 65.88 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 64.46 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 65.78 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 67.89 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 62.07 | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 54.61 | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 46.68 | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 44.36 | -5.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 44.36 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.8, 87% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 44.36 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.31, 79% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.73 | 63.17 | 84.04 | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.38 | 60.94 | 70.21 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.32 | 64.46 | 71.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.12 | 44.36 | 67.89 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Papua New Guinea?
- Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Papua New Guinea was 44.36 in 1994, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 84.04 in 1960.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.36 in 1994.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 127th out of 177 countries with data for 1994.
- Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.