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East Asia & Pacific · Country statistics

Papua New Guinea

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population10.76M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$32.5B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$3.02K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth66.32024 · yearsInternet use18.8%2024 · % of populationForest area79%2023 · % of land area
Health expenditure
2.9%

% of GDP·2023

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Papua New Guinea2023 · 2.9%
00.821.642.453.271960199320252000: 2%2001: 2.3%2002: 2.8%2003: 2.5%2004: 2.6%2005: 2.4%2006: 2.4%2007: 2.4%2008: 2.1%2009: 2.3%2010: 2.1%2011: 2.3%2012: 2.7%2013: 3%2014: 3.3%2015: 1.8%2016: 2.3%2017: 2.2%2018: 2.3%2019: 2.3%2020: 2.3%2021: 2.3%2022: 2.6%2023: 2.9%

Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Country context

Papua New Guinea in perspective

Region
East Asia & Pacific
Capital
Port Moresby
Country code
PNG

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