Customs and other import duties in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Customs and other import duties was 2.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Customs and other import duties in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, customs and other import duties in Papua New Guinea stood at 2.5%.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Papua New Guinea peaked at 29.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 106th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Customs and other import duties in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.3% | — |
| 1991 | 29.6% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 25.6% | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 20.5% | -20.1% |
| 1994 | 21.7% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 24.0% | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 22.3% | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 22.2% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 24.9% | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 24.2% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -88.8% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +40.2% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -21.7% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +14.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 29% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.3%, 30% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.4% | 20.5% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 19.2% | 24.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 4.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More public sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Arms imports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8663 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 600 % change on previous year (1997)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 8.6 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.003 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 91.01 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Papua New Guinea?
- Customs and other import duties in Papua New Guinea was 2.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for customs and other import duties?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 106th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.