Other small states vs Papua New Guinea: Goods and services expense

Other small states
9.2%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
23.1%
in 2023
Other small states rank
31st
Papua New Guinea rank
32nd

Goods and services expense over time

  • Other small states
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 23.1% against 9.2% in Other small states, a difference of 13.9%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.5 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Other small states ranks 31st 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 Other small states Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 13.4% 27.6% 14.2% Papua New Guinea
2000s 14.1% 36.3% 22.2% Papua New Guinea
2010s 12.0% 24.4% 12.4% Papua New Guinea
2020s 10.3% 25.5% 15.2% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Other small states or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 23.1% against 9.2% in Other small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Other small states and Papua New Guinea?
13.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and Papua New Guinea?
23 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Other small states and Papua New Guinea rank globally for goods and services expense?
Other small states ranks 31st 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.