Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series was 6.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Papua New Guinea stood at 6.9%.
That represents a change of up 109.9% on the previous year and up 658.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Papua New Guinea peaked at 15.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, -4.9%, in 2009.
Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.1% | — |
| 1991 | 7.0% | +69.0% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | -58.9% |
| 1993 | -2.5% | -186.8% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | -390.6% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | +118.5% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -88.6% |
| 1997 | 8.4% | +365.1% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | +72.6% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | -23.9% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -47.2% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | +77.8% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -54.9% |
| 2004 | -2.0% | -136.0% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -711.5% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -22.6% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -59.2% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +101.8% |
| 2009 | -4.9% | -162.9% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -303.2% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -55.8% |
| 2012 | -0.6% | -113.1% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -724.1% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +51.6% |
| 2015 | -1.2% | -122.6% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -304.5% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +205.8% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +27.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -89.2% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +53.9% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +610.4% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +29.3% |
| 2023 | -4.3% | -128.9% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -175.4% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | +109.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | -2.5% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | -4.9% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | -1.2% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | -4.3% | 15.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 41 San Marino 7.4% compare
- 42 Rwanda 7.4% compare
- 43 Iceland 6.9% compare
- 45 Chile 6.8% compare
- 46 Republic of Moldova 6.6% compare
- 47 Bangladesh 6.5% compare
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 inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Papua New Guinea?
- Inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Papua New Guinea was 6.9% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.9% in 2009.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for inflation, gdp deflator: linked series?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 44th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator: linked series rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 658.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.