Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1983–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0 units per US$ of GDP for tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Papua New Guinea 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -26.2% |
| 1989 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +29.7% |
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -31.4% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -27.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More poverty & inequality data for Papua New Guinea
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,787 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.7978 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.83 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 7.05 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. 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 Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenues vs income inequality ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.