Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre was 11,542 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 11,542 current LCU per square kilometre for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 21.7% on the previous year and up 81.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 11,542 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 217.93 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Papua New Guinea 151st out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 239.88 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 217.93 current LCU per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 242.17 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 249.99 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 260.72 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 270.52 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 277.13 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 357.29 current LCU per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 1998 | 417.28 current LCU per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 477.32 current LCU per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 563.3 current LCU per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 756.22 current LCU per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 2002 | 756.96 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 6,368 current LCU per square kilometre | +741.2% |
| 2015 | 5,918 current LCU per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 5,706 current LCU per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 7,188 current LCU per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2018 | 7,811 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 8,693 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 7,448 current LCU per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 9,039 current LCU per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 9,481 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 11,542 current LCU per square kilometre | +21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 301.02 current LCU per square kilometre | 217.93 current LCU per square kilometre | 477.32 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 692.16 current LCU per square kilometre | 563.3 current LCU per square kilometre | 756.96 current LCU per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2010s | 6,947 current LCU per square kilometre | 5,706 current LCU per square kilometre | 8,693 current LCU per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2020s | 9,377 current LCU per square kilometre | 7,448 current LCU per square kilometre | 11,542 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 148 Australia 14,379 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 149 Niger 12,799 current LCU per square kilometre
- 150 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 12,197 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 152 United States of America 10,425 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 153 Canada 9,316 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 154 Timor-Leste 6,791 current LCU per square kilometre 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 taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 11,542 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 11,542 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 217.93 current LCU per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 151st out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.3%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.