Papua New Guinea: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

The latest value from 2009 is 39.7 percent, a decline from 52.6 percent in 1996. In comparison, the world average is 6.75 percent, based on data from 76 countries. Historically, the average for Papua New Guinea from 1996 to 2009 is 46.15 percent. The minimum value, 39.7 percent, was reached in 2009 while the maximum of 52.6 percent was recorded in 1996. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.15 a day at 2017 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.