Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.5989 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.5989 current LCU per US$ of GDP for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.8333 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1688 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1991.
That places Papua New Guinea 99th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1918 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.1688 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1764 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1944 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.207 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2636 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +27.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2961 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3402 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4218 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +24.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5532 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +31.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5246 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8333 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +58.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8165 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4408 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -46.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4216 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4057 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4019 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4345 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4411 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.411 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4262 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5198 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
| 2023 | 0.572 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5989 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2813 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1688 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5532 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7248 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5246 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8333 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4243 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4019 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4411 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.5056 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.411 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5989 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 96 Samoa 0.6541 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.6426 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 98 Peru 0.6177 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 100 Malaysia 0.5689 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 101 Fiji 0.5432 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 102 China 0.5051 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
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 tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea was 0.5989 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8333 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1688 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 99th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.