Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money was 10.00 billion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money in Papua New Guinea, 1973–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for quasi-money, money plus quasi-money in Papua New Guinea is 10.00 billion, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 266.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, quasi-money, money plus quasi-money in Papua New Guinea peaked at 10.00 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, 195.64 million, in 1973.
That places Papua New Guinea 138th out of 163 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 195.64 million | — |
| 1974 | 320.04 million | +63.6% |
| 1975 | 245.46 million | -23.3% |
| 1976 | 277.82 million | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 428.46 million | +54.2% |
| 1978 | 449.03 million | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 571.71 million | +27.3% |
| 1980 | 553.15 million | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 554.74 million | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 567.85 million | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 650.04 million | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 748.02 million | +15.1% |
| 1985 | 820.12 million | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 928.96 million | +13.3% |
| 1987 | 943.29 million | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 984.85 million | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 1.04 billion | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 1.08 billion | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 1.27 billion | +17.6% |
| 1992 | 1.43 billion | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 1.69 billion | +17.8% |
| 1994 | 1.66 billion | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.89 billion | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 2.48 billion | +30.7% |
| 1997 | 2.67 billion | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 2.73 billion | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 2.98 billion | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 3.13 billion | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 3.33 billion | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 3.57 billion | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 3.41 billion | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 3.91 billion | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 5.07 billion | +29.5% |
| 2006 | 7.04 billion | +38.9% |
| 2007 | 8.99 billion | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 10.00 billion | +11.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 10.00 billion is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 896.52 billion, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 10.00 billion is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.90 trillion, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +63.6% | 195.64 million | 320.04 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 355.45 million | 195.64 million | 571.71 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 778.85 million | 553.15 million | 1.04 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.99 billion | 1.08 billion | 2.98 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.38 billion | 3.13 billion | 10.00 billion | 9 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More financial sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0543 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is quasi-money, money plus quasi-money in Papua New Guinea?
- Quasi-money, money plus quasi-money in Papua New Guinea was 10.00 billion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest quasi-money, money plus quasi-money recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.00 billion in 2008.
- What is the lowest quasi-money, money plus quasi-money recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 195.64 million in 1973.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for quasi-money, money plus quasi-money?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 138th out of 163 countries with data for 2008.
- Is quasi-money, money plus quasi-money rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 266.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.