Maldives vs Papua New Guinea: Goods and services expense

Maldives
4.63 billion current LCU
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
4.11 billion current LCU
in 2024
Maldives rank
113th
Papua New Guinea rank
114th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Maldives
  • Papua New Guinea
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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

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.