Maldives vs Papua New Guinea: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Maldives
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 4.63 billion current LCU against 4.11 billion current LCU in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 514.94 million current LCU.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Maldives ranks 113th and Papua New Guinea ranks 114th of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 564.47 million current LCU | 432.65 million current LCU | 131.82 million current LCU | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1.33 billion current LCU | 1.01 billion current LCU | 326.78 million current LCU | Maldives |
| 2010s | 3.21 billion current LCU | 3.28 billion current LCU | 69.14 million current LCU | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.96 billion current LCU | 4.53 billion current LCU | 562.14 million current LCU | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Maldives or Papua New Guinea?
- Maldives, at 4.63 billion current LCU against 4.11 billion current LCU in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
- 514.94 million current LCU, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Maldives and Papua New Guinea rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Maldives ranks 113th 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
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.