Papua New Guinea vs United States of America: Broad money (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Papua New Guinea
0.9015 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2019
United States of America
0.9972 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
148th
United States of America rank
147th

Broad money (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • United States of America
0.250.50.7511.2196019922025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.9972 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.9015 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0957 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1973 it was United States of America ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 148th and United States of America ranks 147th of 166 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2106 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6986 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.488 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America
1980s 0.2777 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.7347 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.457 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America
1990s 0.4648 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6489 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1841 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America
2000s 0.9796 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.7577 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2219 current LCU per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.8994 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.8868 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0127 current LCU per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher broad money (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.9972 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.9015 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in broad money (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and United States of America?
0.0957 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United States of America?
47 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2019.
How do Papua New Guinea and United States of America rank globally for broad money (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 148th and United States of America ranks 147th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Broad money (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Broad money (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
166 places, 8,340 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Broad money (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.