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GDP growth rate in Papua New Guinea

Latest: 5.6%
Previous: 3.9%
Change: +1.75 (+45.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

GDP growth rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Projection Dashed values are International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database projections, not observed data.

Observations for GDP growth rate in Papua New Guinea
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	5.8%
Dec 31, 1967	4.1%
Dec 31, 1968	4.4%
Dec 31, 1969	8.3%
Dec 31, 1970	10.8%
Dec 31, 1971	6.3%
Dec 31, 1972	5.6%
Dec 31, 1973	6.5%
Dec 31, 1974	2.6%
Dec 31, 1975	-0.9%
Dec 31, 1976	-3.4%
Dec 31, 1977	0.8%
Dec 31, 1978	8.5%
Dec 31, 1979	1.8%
Dec 31, 1980	-2.3%
Dec 31, 1981	-0.3%
Dec 31, 1982	0.4%
Dec 31, 1983	3.2%
Dec 31, 1984	-0.4%
Dec 31, 1985	4.0%
Dec 31, 1986	4.7%
Dec 31, 1987	2.8%
Dec 31, 1988	2.9%
Dec 31, 1989	-1.4%
Dec 31, 1990	-3.0%
Dec 31, 1991	9.5%
Dec 31, 1992	13.8%
Dec 31, 1993	18.2%
Dec 31, 1994	5.9%
Dec 31, 1995	-3.3%
Dec 31, 1996	7.7%
Dec 31, 1997	-3.9%
Dec 31, 1998	-3.8%
Dec 31, 1999	1.9%
Dec 31, 2000	-2.5%
Dec 31, 2001	-0.1%
Dec 31, 2002	-0.2%
Dec 31, 2003	2.2%
Dec 31, 2004	2.7%
Dec 31, 2005	6.3%
Dec 31, 2006	5.4%
Dec 31, 2007	7.8%
Dec 31, 2008	-0.3%
Dec 31, 2009	6.8%
Dec 31, 2010	10.1%
Dec 31, 2011	1.1%
Dec 31, 2012	4.7%
Dec 31, 2013	3.8%
Dec 31, 2014	13.5%
Dec 31, 2015	6.6%
Dec 31, 2016	5.5%
Dec 31, 2017	3.5%
Dec 31, 2018	-0.3%
Dec 31, 2019	4.5%
Dec 31, 2020	-3.2%
Dec 31, 2021	-0.5%
Dec 31, 2022	5.7%
Dec 31, 2023	3.8%
Dec 31, 2024	3.9%
Dec 31, 2025	5.6%

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