Papua New Guinea geopolitical profile
National context alongside 69 of 194 possible reviewed directions from Papua New Guinea. Relationship scores remain directional: the reverse country view may differ.
1Partner1Cooperative67Mixed
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2026 OUTLOOK · ESTIMATES
Current-year economic outlook
IMF projections are shown separately from observed World Bank data and may be revised.
IMF World Economic Outlook · April 2026 database · published 2026-04-14 · downloaded 2026-09-25
GDP per capita$3K
2015 $2.5K → 2025 $3KGDP growth5.6%
2015 6.6% → 2025 5.6%Inflation4.4%
2015 6% → 2025 4.4%Population10.8M
2015 8.7M → 2025 10.8MWorld Bank Indicators API · downloaded 2026-09-17 · each card uses its latest available year · CC BY 4.0
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Geopolitical position
A relational fingerprint calculated only from reviewed directions. Coverage is stated beside every aggregate.
CURRENT REVIEWED LAYER
Relationships from Papua New Guinea
Sorted from highest to lowest for navigation, not as a league table. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties. Select a row for the evidence-backed directional page and its reciprocal comparison.
CountryScoreBandConfidenceEvidence
AustraliaPNG → AUS+37Partner77%Broad sourced evidenceChinaPNG → CHN+12Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceIndonesiaPNG → IDN+5Mixed53%Documented bilateral evidenceAustriaPNG → AUT+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBangladeshPNG → BGD+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBelgiumPNG → BEL+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBulgariaPNG → BGR+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCanadaPNG → CAN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceChilePNG → CHL+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCroatiaPNG → HRV+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCzechiaPNG → CZE+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGermanyPNG → DEU+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGhanaPNG → GHA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGreecePNG → GRC+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceHungaryPNG → HUN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceIndiaPNG → IND+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceIrelandPNG → IRL+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceJapanPNG → JPN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceKenyaPNG → KEN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMalaysiaPNG → MYS+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNetherlandsPNG → NLD+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNew ZealandPNG → NZL+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNigeriaPNG → NGA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidencePakistanPNG → PAK+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidencePeruPNG → PER+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidencePhilippinesPNG → PHL+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSingaporePNG → SGP+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSouth AfricaPNG → ZAF+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSpainPNG → ESP+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceThailandPNG → THA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceVietnamPNG → VNM+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceAlgeriaPNG → DZA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyAngolaPNG → AGO+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBrazilPNG → BRA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyColombiaPNG → COL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyDenmarkPNG → DNK+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceDominican RepublicPNG → DOM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEcuadorPNG → ECU+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEgyptPNG → EGY+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEthiopiaPNG → ETH+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyFinlandPNG → FIN+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceFrancePNG → FRA+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGuatemalaPNG → GTM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyIranPNG → IRN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyIraqPNG → IRQ+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyItalyPNG → ITA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyKazakhstanPNG → KAZ+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyKuwaitPNG → KWT+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMexicoPNG → MEX+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMoroccoPNG → MAR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNorwayPNG → NOR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPolandPNG → POL+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidencePortugalPNG → PRT+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceQatarPNG → QAT+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyRomaniaPNG → ROU+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceRussiaPNG → RUS+2Mixed53%Documented bilateral evidenceSaudi ArabiaPNG → SAU+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySlovakiaPNG → SVK+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySwedenPNG → SWE+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSwitzerlandPNG → CHE+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUnited Arab EmiratesPNG → ARE+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUnited KingdomPNG → GBR+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceUzbekistanPNG → UZB+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyArgentinaPNG → ARG0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyIsraelPNG → ISR0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySouth KoreaPNG → KOR0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyTürkiyePNG → TUR0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUkrainePNG → UKR0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUnited StatesPNG → USA-1Mixed53%Documented bilateral evidenceEvery component begins at zero. Only documented rules and measured thresholds alter the score; unavailable evidence is not converted into a neutral assumption. Gaps below 5 points should not be interpreted as a meaningful ranking.