Panama vs Papua New Guinea: Annual growth of GDP per employed person
Panama
2.1%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2.1%
in 2025
Panama rank
72nd
Papua New Guinea rank
73rd
Annual growth of GDP per employed person over time
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2.1% against 2.1% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 72nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 73rd of 187 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | -1.0% | 4.7% | Panama |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.7% | 1.5% | Panama |
| 2020s | 2.7% | -0.3% | 3.0% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth of gdp per employed person, Panama or Papua New Guinea?
- Panama, at 2.1% against 2.1% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth of gdp per employed person between Panama and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Panama ranks 72nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 73rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).