Papua New Guinea

Last updated: 12/11/2021

Region:

East Asia & Pacific

Capital:

Port Moresby

Currency:

PGK

Social Protection and Economic Data

Income Category:

Lower middle income

Data from World Bank (2021)

Population growth (%):

1.93%

Data from World Bank (2020)

Human Development Index (HDI):

0.56

Data from Human Development Report (2019)

Age dependency ratio (%):

63.18%

Data from World Bank (2021)

Population:

8 947 027

Data from World Bank (2020)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP):

23.59 bi

Data from World Bank (2020)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita:

2 636.80

Data from World Bank (2020)

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Policy document 0

Programmes

Social assistance 2

Social insurance 0

Labour market 0

Social Protection Programmes

Child Nutrition and Social Protection

Papua New Guinea - Department for Community Development, DCD

New Ireland Old Age and Disability Social Pension

Papua New Guinea - Department for Community Development, DCD

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