Taxes on exports in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Taxes on exports was 1.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports 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, taxes on exports in Papua New Guinea stood at 1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Papua New Guinea peaked at 13.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 13th out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on exports in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.1% | — |
| 1991 | 2.9% | +40.2% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | +17.5% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | +126.0% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | +57.1% |
| 1995 | 10.9% | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 8.9% | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -71.8% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | +78.2% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +193.5% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -70.8% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -38.5% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +28.7% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -26.1% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -39.8% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +1.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 3.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 8.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +193.5% | 4.5% | 13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 2.1% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 3.8% | 13.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 4.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Papua New Guinea?
- Taxes on exports in Papua New Guinea was 1.6% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for taxes on exports?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 13th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. 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 Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-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.