Croatia vs Papua New Guinea: Goods and services expense

Croatia
3.19 billion current LCU
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
4.11 billion current LCU
in 2024
Croatia rank
116th
Papua New Guinea rank
114th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Croatia
  • Papua New Guinea
02.0B4.0B6.0B199020072024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.11 billion current LCU against 3.19 billion current LCU in Croatia, a difference of 917.90 million current LCU.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Croatia ranks 116th and Papua New Guinea ranks 114th of 155 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 945.25 million current LCU 449.28 million current LCU 495.98 million current LCU Croatia
2000s 1.45 billion current LCU 1.01 billion current LCU 446.50 million current LCU Croatia
2010s 2.11 billion current LCU 3.28 billion current LCU 1.16 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea
2020s 2.75 billion current LCU 5.07 billion current LCU 2.32 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Croatia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 4.11 billion current LCU against 3.19 billion current LCU in Croatia as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Croatia and Papua New Guinea?
917.90 million current LCU, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Papua New Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for goods and services expense?
Croatia ranks 116th and Papua New Guinea ranks 114th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods and services expense (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,479 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.