Papua New Guinea - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Papua New Guinea was 4.48 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.17 in 1974 and a minimum value of 0.91 in 2007.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1972 6.08
1973 8.34
1974 23.17
1975 10.49
1976 7.66
1977 4.53
1978 5.80
1979 5.77
1980 12.06
1981 8.05
1982 5.54
1983 7.90
1984 7.42
1985 3.71
1986 5.45
1987 3.34
1988 5.45
1989 4.48
1990 6.95
1991 6.97
1992 4.31
1993 4.97
1994 2.85
1995 17.28
1996 11.62
1997 3.96
1998 13.57
1999 14.93
2000 15.60
2001 9.30
2002 11.80
2003 14.71
2004 2.16
2005 1.78
2006 2.37
2007 0.91
2008 10.76
2009 6.92
2010 6.01
2011 4.44
2012 4.54
2013 4.96
2014 5.22
2015 6.00
2016 6.67
2017 5.42
2018 4.37
2019 3.93
2020 4.87
2021 4.48

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Papua New Guinea was 5.49 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 60.51 in 2006 and a minimum value of -4.88 in 2009.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 0.04
1962 0.29
1963 1.53
1964 1.90
1965 2.23
1966 7.36
1967 8.56
1968 5.25
1969 4.94
1970 5.65
1971 3.41
1972 7.13
1973 19.74
1974 8.92
1975 2.27
1976 19.72
1977 7.44
1978 -2.03
1979 16.10
1980 7.09
1981 -1.30
1982 3.68
1983 18.66
1984 7.44
1985 1.62
1986 1.36
1987 7.97
1988 7.92
1989 -2.54
1990 4.14
1991 6.99
1992 2.88
1993 -2.50
1994 7.25
1995 15.85
1996 1.81
1997 8.43
1998 14.54
1999 11.07
2000 13.10
2001 6.91
2002 12.29
2003 5.54
2004 -1.99
2005 12.18
2006 60.51
2007 2.80
2008 11.67
2009 -4.88
2010 9.92
2011 8.83
2012 -0.57
2013 3.59
2014 5.44
2015 -1.23
2016 2.52
2017 7.70
2018 9.80
2019 1.06
2020 5.49

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)

The latest value for Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Papua New Guinea was 5.49 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 15.85 in 1995 and -4.88 in 2009.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on World Bank national accounts data archives, OECD National Accounts, and the IMF WEO database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 4.14
1991 6.99
1992 2.88
1993 -2.50
1994 7.25
1995 15.85
1996 1.81
1997 8.43
1998 14.54
1999 11.07
2000 13.10
2001 6.91
2002 12.29
2003 5.54
2004 -1.99
2005 12.18
2006 9.43
2007 3.85
2008 7.76
2009 -4.88
2010 9.92
2011 4.38
2012 -0.57
2013 3.59
2014 5.44
2015 -1.23
2016 2.52
2017 7.70
2018 9.80
2019 1.06
2020 5.49

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices