Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled was 18.45 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
18.45 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
116th
of 157 countries
All-time high
18.45 billion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
617.50 million current LCU
in 1990
Years of data
24
1990–2024

Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024

05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B1990200720241990: 617.5M current LCU1991: 639.4M current LCU1992: 772.1M current LCU1993: 966.8M current LCU1994: 1.1B current LCU1995: 1.2B current LCU1996: 1.5B current LCU1997: 1.7B current LCU1998: 1.6B current LCU1999: 1.9B current LCU2000: 1.8B current LCU2001: 2.6B current LCU2002: 2.4B current LCU2014: 10.2B current LCU2015: 9.2B current LCU2016: 8.4B current LCU2017: 9.1B current LCU2018: 10.5B current LCU2019: 10.9B current LCU2020: 9.8B current LCU2021: 11.1B current LCU2022: 16.5B current LCU2023: 17.6B current LCU2024: 18.4B current LCU

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 18.45 billion current LCU for tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea peaked at 18.45 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 617.50 million current LCU, in 1990.

Papua New Guinea ranks 116th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2024.
Year current LCU Change
1990 617.50 million current LCU
1991 639.40 million current LCU +3.5%
1992 772.14 million current LCU +20.8%
1993 966.82 million current LCU +25.2%
1994 1.14 billion current LCU +17.8%
1995 1.22 billion current LCU +7.3%
1996 1.53 billion current LCU +24.9%
1997 1.68 billion current LCU +10.0%
1998 1.60 billion current LCU -4.8%
1999 1.92 billion current LCU +20.4%
2000 1.85 billion current LCU -4.0%
2001 2.57 billion current LCU +39.0%
2002 2.45 billion current LCU -4.6%
2014 10.23 billion current LCU +317.8%
2015 9.16 billion current LCU -10.5%
2016 8.42 billion current LCU -8.0%
2017 9.14 billion current LCU +8.5%
2018 10.48 billion current LCU +14.6%
2019 10.92 billion current LCU +4.2%
2020 9.80 billion current LCU -10.2%
2021 11.13 billion current LCU +13.5%
2022 16.45 billion current LCU +47.8%
2023 17.63 billion current LCU +7.1%
2024 18.45 billion current LCU +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.21 billion current LCU 617.50 million current LCU 1.92 billion current LCU 10
2000s 2.29 billion current LCU 1.85 billion current LCU 2.57 billion current LCU 3
2010s 9.72 billion current LCU 8.42 billion current LCU 10.92 billion current LCU 6
2020s 14.69 billion current LCU 9.80 billion current LCU 18.45 billion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 113 Bhutan 22.37 billion current LCU compare
  2. 114 Azerbaijan 21.89 billion current LCU compare
  3. 115 Bulgaria 21.66 billion current LCU compare
  4. 117 Bolivia 17.48 billion current LCU compare
  5. 118 Eswatini 17.30 billion current LCU compare
  6. 119 Lithuania 17.28 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea?
Tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea was 18.45 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 18.45 billion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 617.50 million current LCU in 1990.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled?
Papua New Guinea ranks 116th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
Is tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Tax revenue (current LCU) with 50 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled
Unit
current LCU
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,761 data points, 1972–2024
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Tax revenue (current LCU) with 50 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.