Annual inflation, consumer prices in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 0.6% in 2024. β Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Papua New Guinea, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual inflation, consumer prices in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 73.8% on the previous year and down 88.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Papua New Guinea peaked at 15.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 158th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 0.9% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 3.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 0.6% | 5.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 155 Senegal 0.8% compare
- 156 Lithuania, Republic of 0.7% compare
- 157 Panama 0.7% compare
- 159 Oman 0.6% compare
- 160 New Caledonia 0.6% compare
- 161 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5% compare
More development goals data for Papua New Guinea
- Red List Index 0.8663 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.62 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 47.38 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 7,969 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Papua New Guinea?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Papua New Guinea was 0.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 158th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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