Papua New Guinea vs United States: country comparison
A UN member state, or a continent's average.
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In US dollars, spent in each country.
$100 spent in Papua New Guinea buys about what
$173
buys in the United States, at purchasing power parity
And $100 in the United States buys what $57.90 buys in Papua New Guinea. Prices across Papua New Guinea's economy average 58% of the United States', so a dollar goes 73% further in Papua New Guinea.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
Papua New Guinea
United States
Economy
Population
10.8 million
341.8 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$32.5 billion
$30.8 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars
$3,020
$90,027
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$5,215
$90,027
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
58%
100%
A US dollar goes as far as
$1.73 in the US
$1.00 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
No recent data
$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
Papua New Guinea
United States
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$56.1 billion
$30.8 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
2.387Papua New Guinea kina
1.000U.S. dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$2,890
$88,810
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$4,840
$89,490
World Bank income groups: Papua New Guinea, lower middle income; United States, high income.
GDP per person at PPP· 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.