Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0% for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +36.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -46.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -24.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +23.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -26.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 114 Congo 0.0% compare
- 115 Mauritius 0.0% compare
- 116 Mozambique 0.0% compare
- 118 North Macedonia 0.0% compare
- 119 Cayman Islands 0.0% compare
- 120 Netherlands Antilles [former] 0.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Papua New Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 38.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 172,691 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.69 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 172,691 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3877 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Papua New Guinea?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Papua New Guinea was 0.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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