lower-middle-income Pacific island economy; primarily informal agrarian sector; natural-resource-rich and key exporter of liquified natural gas; collapse in betel nut prices, tighter monetary policy, and improved foreign-exchange availability contributing to declining inflation; challenges include lack of progress in infrastructure, agricultural reform, and corruption
. Key agricultural products in this country include: oil palm fruit, coconuts, bananas, fruits, sweet potatoes, game meat, yams, root vegetables, vegetables, sugarcane (2023).| Labor force | 3.66 million (2024 est.) |
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| Industrial production growth rate | 3.6% (2024 est.) |
| Industries | oil and gas; mining (gold, copper, and nickel); palm oil processing; plywood and wood chip production; copra crushing; construction; tourism; fishing; livestock (pork, poultry, cattle) and dairy farming; spice products (turmeric, vanilla, ginger, cardamom, chili, pepper, citronella, and nutmeg) |
| Population below poverty line | |
| Taxes and other revenues | 15.9% (of GDP) (2023 est.) |
| Fiscal year | |
| Exchange rates | |
| Currency | kina (PGK) per US dollar - |
| Exchange rates 2023 | 3.59 (2023 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2022 | 3.519 (2022 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2021 | 3.509 (2021 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2020 | 3.46 (2020 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2019 | 3.388 (2019 est.) |
| Debt - external | |
| Debt - external 2023 | $7.011 billion (2023 est.) |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023 | $3.901 billion (2023 est.) |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022 | $3.983 billion (2022 est.) |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021 | $3.24 billion (2021 est.) |
| Current account balance | |
| Current account balance 2023 | $4.183 billion (2023 est.) |
| Current account balance 2022 | $4.567 billion (2022 est.) |
| Current account balance 2021 | $3.284 billion (2021 est.) |
| Public debt | |
| Public debt 2023 | 52.4% of GDP (2023 est.) |
| Budget | |
| Revenues | $5.518 billion (2023 est.) |
| Expenditures | $6.856 billion (2023 est.) |
| Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) | |
| Remittances | |
| Remittances 2023 | 0% of GDP (2023 est.) |
| Remittances 2022 | 0% of GDP (2022 est.) |
| Remittances 2021 | 0% of GDP (2021 est.) |
| Imports | |
| Imports 2023 | $7.192 billion (2023 est.) |
| Imports 2022 | $8.568 billion (2022 est.) |
| Imports 2021 | $6.43 billion (2021 est.) |
| Imports (partners) | Australia 27%, China 24%, Singapore 15%, Malaysia 9%, Japan 4% (2023) |
| Comodities Imports force | refined petroleum, trucks, rice, plastic products, excavation machinery (2023) |
| Exports | |
| Imports 2023 | $7.192 billion (2023 est.) |
| Imports 2022 | $8.568 billion (2022 est.) |
| Imports 2021 | $6.43 billion (2021 est.) |
| Exports (partners) | China 28%, Japan 25%, Australia 17%, Taiwan 8%, India 4% (2023) |
| Comodities Exports force | natural gas, gold, copper ore, palm oil, nickel (2023) |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) | |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024 | $45.487 billion (2024 est.) |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023 | $43.697 billion (2023 est.) |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022 | $42.093 billion (2022 est.) |
| GDP (official exchange rate) | $32.538 billion (2024 est.) |
| Real GDP Per capita | |
| Real GDP per capita 2024 | $4,300 (2024 est.) |
| Real GDP per capita 2023 | $4,200 (2023 est.) |
| Real GDP per capita 2022 | $4,100 (2022 est.) |
| GDP - composition, by sector of origin | |
| Agriculture | 17.2% (2024 est.) |
| Industry | 37.2% (2024 est.) |
| Services | 41.5% (2024 est.) |
| GDP - composition, by end use | |
| Household consumption | 43.7% (2017 est.) |
| Government consumption | 19.7% (2017 est.) |
| Investment in fixed capital | 10% (2017 est.) |
| Investment in inventories | 0.4% (2017 est.) |
| Exports of goods and services | 49.3% (2017 est.) |
| Imports of goods and services | -22.3% (2017 est.) |
| Unemployment rate | |
| Unemployment rate 2024 | 2.8% (2024 est.) |
| Unemployment rate 2023 | 2.7% (2023 est.) |
| Unemployment rate 2022 | 2.7% (2022 est.) |
| Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) | |
| Total | 3.8% (2024 est.) |
| Male | 4.6% (2024 est.) |
| Female | 3% (2024 est.) |
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