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Papua New Guinea government reference data

11 series, each cited to the official source it was verified against. Currency PGK.

SeriesCurrentIn force fromOfficial sourceLast verified
Kina Facility Rate (KFR) 5 percent 2025-09-01 Bank of Papua New Guinea — Monetary Policy Statement, MPC Meeting… 2026-07-23
Goods and Services Tax (GST) standard rate 10 percent 2004-01-01 Goods and Services Tax Act 2003 (Papua New Guinea), Section 8 — 'a… 2026-07-23
GST registration threshold 250000 PGK 2012-01-01 Goods and Services Tax Act 2003 (No. 38 of 2003), s.43(1): a person… 2026-08-10
National minimum wage (hourly) 5 PGK per hour 2026-01-01 Department of Prime Minister and National Executive Council —… 2026-09-05
Public holidays (free) 19 days held 2026-01-01 Public Holidays Act (Chapter 321), Section 1 — 'The following days… 2026-07-30
CPI inflation (year-on-year) 2.2 percent (YoY, quarterly) 2026-01-01 Bank of Papua New Guinea — Monetary Policy Statement, MPC Meeting… 2026-07-23
Corporate income tax rate 30 percent 2026-01-01 Income Tax Act 2025 (Papua New Guinea), Schedule 1 'Tax Rates and… 2026-09-05
Withholding tax rates secondary 10–15% across 4 withholding taxes — no single rate 2026-01-01 Income Tax Act 2025 (PNG), s 14 and Schedule 1 Part 1 (Non-Resident… 2026-08-10
Statutory interest on debts and damages no single figure — Judicial Proceedings (Interest on Debts and Damages) Act 2015 (No. 15… 2026-08-10
Personal income tax brackets (resident individuals) 0–42% across 5 bands 2026-01-01 Income Tax Act 2025 (Papua New Guinea), Schedule 1 'Tax Rates and… 2026-09-05
Statutory social-insurance contributions 14.4% across 1 contribution branch 2025-02-21 Bank of Papua New Guinea (the prudential regulator of superannuation)… 2026-08-11

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