Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 993.26 current LCU per person in 2024. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1973β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Papua New Guinea is 993.26 current LCU per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1,287 current LCU per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.31 current LCU per person, in 1994.
That places Papua New Guinea 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.49 current LCU per person | 54.92 current LCU per person | 113.33 current LCU per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 86.37 current LCU per person | 56.86 current LCU per person | 110.67 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.27 current LCU per person | 13.31 current LCU per person | 175.67 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 534.42 current LCU per person | 185.29 current LCU per person | 1,070 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 879.73 current LCU per person | 549.92 current LCU per person | 1,287 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 940.45 current LCU per person | 532.37 current LCU per person | 1,180 current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 161 Jordan 1,323 current LCU per person compare
- 162 Belarus, Republic of 1,227 current LCU per person compare
- 163 Ecuador 1,159 current LCU per person compare
- 165 Bahrain, Kingdom of 975.32 current LCU per person compare
- 166 Tunisia 751.36 current LCU per person compare
- 167 El Salvador 612.79 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9551 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 2,782 current LCU per person (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 13.4% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.9 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 29.42 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 10.51 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 14.0% (2024)
- Broad money 26.6% (2019)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Papua New Guinea was 993.26 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,287 current LCU per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.31 current LCU per person in 1994.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.