Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 65.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Papua New Guinea, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Papua New Guinea is 65.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.8% on the previous year and up 74.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Papua New Guinea peaked at 65.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2014.
That places Papua New Guinea 74th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 42.0% | — |
| 2012 | 37.4% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 35.5% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | +46.9% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | +22.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 65.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 65.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.9%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.0% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 35.5% | 54.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 53.1% | 65.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Papua New Guinea?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Papua New Guinea was 65.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2014.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 74th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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