Gross Domestic Product 2025
+6.2% Increase
Real GDP growth, 2025
Papua New Guinea’s official statistics
Trusted data for a smarter, stronger Papua New Guinea
The National Statistical Office collects, compiles and publishes the official statistics that inform national planning, business decisions and everyday life.
- Population 10,185,363 Increase +2.6% a year since 2011
- Economic growth +6.2% Increase Current price GDP K136.5 billion
- Consumer prices +0.7% Increase +5.3% over the year
- Trade balance K39.0 bn Increase Exports K67.8 bn · Imports K28.9 bn
- GDP per person K13,055 Increase +12.0% on 2024
- Child survival 49 Infant mortality 33 per 1,000
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- Economy National accounts (GDP), consumer prices, international trade, balance of payments and business…
- Education School attendance, highest grade completed, qualifications and literacy.
- Health Fertility, mortality, maternal and child health, nutrition and HIV awareness from the…
- Migration International arrivals and departures, visitor characteristics and internal migration.
- Population Census counts, population estimates and projections, households and demography.
- Social Births, deaths, marriage, disability, living conditions and wellbeing.
Just published
Latest statistical releases
Consumer Price Index — June Quarter 2026
+0.7% Increase
Quarterly change in headline CPI
International Merchandise Trade 2025 — Annual release
K39.0 billion Increase
Trade surplus, 2025
Consumer Price Index — March Quarter 2026
+0.5% Increase
Quarterly change in headline CPI
Consumer Price Index — December Quarter 2025
+2.1% Increase
Quarterly change in headline CPI
News & announcements
Featured news
National Statistician’s Message: 2025 GDP Release
National Statistician Alfred Mokae reflects on the release of the 2025 PNG GDP estimates, highlighting improved timeliness and the partnerships behind the data.
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Spotlight
2024 National Population & Housing Census
Papua New Guinea’s fifth national census counted 10,185,363 people across 22 provinces — the first conducted with digital tablets.
- Total population
- 10,185,363
- Males
- 5,336,546
- Females
- 4,848,817
- Average annual growth, 2011–2024
- 2.6%
Publications & downloads
Key documents
How we collect data
Censuses & surveys
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National Population & Housing CensusCounting every person in Papua New Guinea — the 2024 census and the censuses of 1980,…
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Demographic and Health SurveyFertility, family planning, maternal and child health, nutrition and HIV awareness — the 2016–18 PNG DHS.
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Household Income and Expenditure SurveyIncome, spending and living standards of PNG households — the 2009–10 HIES and planning for the…
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Socio-Demographic and Economic Survey (SDES)The 2022 SDES: population estimates, demographic characteristics, functional difficulty, education, labour force, fertility, migration and housing.
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Population Data Collection and AssessmentModelled population estimates, data literacy and the demographic dividend — a programme with UNFPA.
Events
- 20 Oct 2026World Statistics Day 2026
- 20 Nov 2026International Merchandise Trade — 2025 quarterly releases (provisional)
- 4 Dec 2026Consumer Price Index — September Quarter 2026 (provisional date)
Procurement
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Partners & data portals
- Pacific Community (SPC) — Statistics for Development
- UNFPA Papua New Guinea
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Australian Government (DFAT)
- UNICEF Papua New Guinea
- Asian Development Bank
- The DHS Program
- Department of National Planning & Monitoring
- Bank of Papua New Guinea
- Department of Treasury
- Pacific Data Hub
- Pacific Microdata Library