Country comparison Norway vs Papua New Guinea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.1%chart3.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q320,873K
Annual GDP [+]2024€446,866Mchart€29,380M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$483,593Mchart$31,800M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€80,200chart€2,8282024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$86,587chart$3,0612024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€116,770M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023197,049chart14,4732022Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023213,124chart15,2532022Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202344.13%chart48.19%2022Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€35,503chart€1,4192022Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$38,399chart$1,4952022Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202458,964chart-1,5782022Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202463,822chart-1,6632022Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202413.20%chart-5.25%2022Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024221,049.9chart6,576.12022Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024239,260.0chart6,930.42022Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202230,960.3chart222.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202232,392.9chart240.32023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202214.47%chart3.54%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202437,248,508,861.0chart599.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202339,211.5chart648.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202317.37%chart9.45%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,345.0chart90.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,113.1chart97.92024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.53%chart1.29%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202449.50%chart22.25%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€39,513chart€6452022Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$42,768chart$6792022Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€5,674chart€182023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$5,942chart$202023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,711chart€582023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$7,144chart$622023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,677chart€92024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,811chart$92024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]06/07/2024AaaB207/15/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/09/1975AAAB-06/03/2021S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAAB+03/13/2008Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202384chart292023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201917º
Fragile States Index [+]202412.7chart78.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202486º
Innovation Ranking [+]202421º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20254.3%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q34.6%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3141K
$195.32024NMW [+]
€176.52024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$71,085
Average Wage [+]2024€65,675
Human Capital Ranking [+]20171º
Markets
Euro / Norwegian krones [+]02/13/202611.3260chart5.086502/13/2026Euro / Kinas [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/12/20269.4774chart4.288202/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/13/20264.27%
Risk Premium [+]02/13/2026152
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20269.39%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20234.8%
HICP [+]December 20253.0%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20264.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/19/20254.00%chart5.00%01/01/2026Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20209ºchart120º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20252.3%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024252,252
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202238.26
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021634.33
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202440.6%chart15.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200625.00%chart10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.4%chart42.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20224,979,400chart66,8002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€151,645.8Mchart€11,711.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$171,356.7Mchart$12,664.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202434.56%chart41.22%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€93,455.9Mchart€5,053.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$105,603.3Mchart$5,464.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202420.37%chart17.79%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€58,189.9Mchart€6,658.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$65,753.4Mchart$9,017.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202414.19%chart23.43%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20253.3%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20152º
Density [+]20249chart222023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202428ºchart115º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017614.1chart2.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202015.81%chart0.28%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.55%chart0.04%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart24.58‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,237.9chart53.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.90‰chart6.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.40chart3.102023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20203.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202411.6%chart39.9%2009% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,594,340chart10,389,6352023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020852,238chart31,0682020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020191,392chart4,8102020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.966chart0.5682022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20243ºchart135º2021Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.30chart66.132023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023728chart7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.12chart8.942015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202340chart7132010Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.72chart9.342010Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.86chart0.642023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241,791chart322024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20218,122.2chart159.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023127,324chart4,3992023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023152,095chart4,7272023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20265,732chart67001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,549,525chart46,86401/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20234,061,312chart321,19205/01/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,024.61chart64.4901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202313,020,641chart737,69505/01/2023Doses administered [+]
Norway
Papua New Guinea