Reference Value Report: Living Income Report and 2025 Update for Rural Papua New Guinea
2025 Reference Value Update Report: Living Income Report for Rural Papua New Guinea
Abstract
This report updates the Anker Living Income Reference Value for rural Papua New Guinea to June 2025. In the original report from 2020, the estimated living income for rural areas in Papua New Guinea was PGK 1,593 (460 USD) per month. The updated living income for 2025 in rural Papua New Guinea is PGK 1,826 (444 USD) per month. Inflation during this period was 14.6%. Without adjusting for inflation, the living income estimated in 2020 would no longer be sufficient for families to maintain a basic but decent standard of living in 2025, as its purchasing power would have declined.
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Original Report
2020 Reference Value Report: Living Income Report for Rural Papua New Guinea
Abstract
The Anker Living Income Reference Value for 2020 for rural Papua New Guinea (PNG) is PGK 1,593 (USD 460)2 per month with a 95% confidence around it from PGK 1,432 (USD 414) to PGK 1,773 (USD 512). This is the net income required for typical rural households to be able to afford a basic but decent living standard in a typical rural area of Papua New Guinea.
“A living income is the net annual income required for a household in a particular place to afford a decent standard of living for all members of that household. Elements of a decent standard of living include: food, water, housing, education, healthcare, transport, clothing, and other essential needs including provision for unexpected events” (Living Income Community of Practice).
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