Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Papua New Guinea, 2004–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 2.5 for discount rate, percent per annum in 2024.
The figure is up 66.7% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, discount rate, percent per annum in Papua New Guinea peaked at 10 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 59th out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10 | — |
| 2005 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 7.5 | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 7 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.75 | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 5.75 | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 5.25 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 5.25 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.25 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.25 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.25 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.25 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.25 | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 1.5 | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 2.5 | +66.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.75 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.5 | 5 | 6.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More financial sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 2,782 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9551 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.21 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 126.04 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.72 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.72 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.84 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.80 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 264.96 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is discount rate, percent per annum in Papua New Guinea?
- Discount rate, percent per annum in Papua New Guinea was 2.5 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2004.
- What is the lowest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 59th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is discount rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Discount Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.