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Currency in Papua New Guinea

Did that currency hold its value against the dollar this year?

Papua New Guinea's currency is 0.00 % — #13 of 71 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2026-10-21.

0.00%

Checked 22 Oct 2026Period 2026-10-21

Source: Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots)

The US dollar is the baseline of this comparison.

Among 71 countries

5 of 71 countries between -7.76 % and -7.17 %1 of 71 countries between -5.40 % and -4.81 %2 of 71 countries between -4.22 % and -3.63 %27 of 71 countries between -3.63 % and -3.04 %1 of 71 countries between -2.45 % and -1.86 %1 of 71 countries between -1.86 % and -1.27 %2 of 71 countries between -1.27 % and -0.69 %2 of 71 countries between -0.69 % and -0.10 %20 of 71 countries between -0.10 % and 0.49 %2 of 71 countries between 1.08 % and 1.67 %1 of 71 countries between 2.26 % and 2.85 %1 of 71 countries between 3.44 % and 4.03 %1 of 71 countries between 4.03 % and 4.62 %1 of 71 countries between 5.21 % and 5.80 %4 of 71 countries between 5.80 % and 6.39 %median -2.43 %Papua New Guinea: ahead of 59 % of the 71 countries with a published currencyPapua New Guinea 0.00 %-7.76 %6.39 %
Half of all 71 countries sit between -3.28 % and 0.00 %. Papua New Guinea is ahead of 59 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 3 values beyond it sit in the end bars.
Rank
#13 of 71
higher is better
Ranked behind
82 %
58 of 71 countries

vs median -2.43 %: +2.43 pp (better)

The neighbourhood

#CountryCurrencyvs Papua New Guinea
11 United States0.00 %—
12 Brunei0.00 %—
13 Papua New Guinea0.00 %—
14 El Salvador0.00 %—
15 Ecuador0.00 %—

The currency’s US-dollar value now vs one year ago — positive means it strengthened. Our calculation from daily ECB reference rates.

How to read this figure

Our own calculation from daily ECB reference rates: the currency’s US-dollar value today versus one year ago. A strengthening currency makes imports and foreign travel cheaper; it is not a verdict on the economy.

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