Europe & Central Asia vs Papua New Guinea: Goods and services expense

Europe & Central Asia
8.9%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
23.1%
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia rank
33rd
Papua New Guinea rank
32nd

Goods and services expense over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Papua New Guinea
10203040199020062023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 23.1% against 8.9% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 14.2%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.6 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 41 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 9.1% 25.8% 16.7% Papua New Guinea
2000s 9.8% 36.3% 26.5% Papua New Guinea
2010s 8.9% 24.4% 15.5% Papua New Guinea
2020s 8.9% 25.5% 16.6% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Europe & Central Asia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 23.1% against 8.9% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Europe & Central Asia and Papua New Guinea?
14.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Papua New Guinea?
20 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for goods and services expense?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). 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 (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,247 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 own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.