Tax revenue in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Tax revenue was 15.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue in Papua New Guinea is 15.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Papua New Guinea peaked at 24.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2020.
Papua New Guinea ranks 86th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.1% | — |
| 1991 | 17.7% | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 18.3% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 19.9% | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 20.6% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 19.7% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 22.5% | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 20.5% | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 21.8% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 24.7% | +30.1% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +21.6% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | -2.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 15.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.9%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 15.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.7%, 93% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.5% | 17.7% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 19.0% | 24.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 12.6% | 17.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 11.9% | 15.9% | 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 tax revenue in Papua New Guinea?
- Tax revenue in Papua New Guinea was 15.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2020.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for tax revenue?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 86th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.