Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Papua New Guinea's inflation rate stands at 4.42% as of 2025-12-31, up from 0.6024% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1972 to 2025 (54 observations).
In 2025, Papua New Guinea's inflation rate was 4.42%, up from 0.6024% in 2024.
In 2024, Papua New Guinea's inflation rate was 0.6024%, down from 2.3% in 2023.
In 2023, Papua New Guinea's inflation rate was 2.3%, down from 5.25% in 2022.
In 2022, Papua New Guinea's inflation rate was 5.25%, up from 4.48% in 2021.
In 2021, Papua New Guinea's inflation rate was 4.48%, down from 4.87% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.42% | +3.82% |
| 2024 | 0.6024% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -2.95% |
| 2022 | 5.25% | +0.7696% |
| 2021 | 4.48% | -0.3881% |
| 2020 | 4.87% | +0.943% |
| 2019 | 3.93% | -0.4458% |
| 2018 | 4.37% | -1.05% |
| 2017 | 5.42% | -1.25% |
| 2016 | 6.67% | +0.6778% |
| 2015 | 6% | +0.7738% |
| 2014 | 5.22% | +0.2618% |
| 2013 | 4.96% | +0.4231% |
| 2012 | 4.54% | +0.0964% |
| 2011 | 4.44% | -1.57% |
| 2010 | 6.01% | -0.9047% |
| 2009 | 6.92% | -3.84% |
| 2008 | 10.76% | +9.85% |
| 2007 | 0.9114% | -1.46% |
| 2006 | 2.37% | +0.5877% |
| 2005 | 1.78% | -0.3781% |
| 2004 | 2.16% | -12.55% |
| 2003 | 14.71% | +2.91% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 15.6% | +0.6637% |
| 1999 | 14.93% | +1.36% |
| 1998 | 13.57% | +9.61% |
| 1997 | 3.96% | -7.66% |
| 1996 | 11.62% | -5.66% |
| 1995 | 17.28% | +14.43% |
| 1994 | 2.85% | -2.12% |
| 1993 | 4.97% | +0.6645% |
| 1992 | 4.31% | -2.66% |
| 1991 | 6.97% | +0.0123% |
| 1990 | 6.95% | +2.47% |
| 1989 | 4.48% | -0.9646% |
| 1988 | 5.45% | +2.11% |
| 1987 | 3.34% | -2.12% |
| 1986 | 5.45% | +1.74% |
| 1985 | 3.71% | -3.71% |
| 1984 | 7.42% | -0.4815% |
| 1983 | 7.9% | +2.37% |
| 1982 | 5.54% | -2.52% |
| 1981 | 8.05% | -4.01% |
| 1980 | 12.06% | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 5.77% | -0.0344% |
| 1978 | 5.8% | +1.27% |
| 1977 | 4.53% | -3.13% |
| 1976 | 7.66% | -2.83% |
| 1975 | 10.49% | -12.68% |
| 1974 | 23.17% | +14.82% |
| 1973 | 8.34% | +2.27% |
| 1972 | 6.07% | — |
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Papua New Guinea's inflation rate is 4.42% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 0.6024% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 23.17% (1974); the lowest is 0.6024% (2024), across data from 1972 to 2025.
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