El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Military expenditure (current LCU)
El Salvador
490.00 million current LCU
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
441.91 million current LCU
in 2025
El Salvador rank
152nd
Papua New Guinea rank
153rd
Military expenditure (current LCU) over time
- El Salvador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 490.00 million current LCU against 441.91 million current LCU in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 48.09 million current LCU.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 152nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd of 168 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.88 million current LCU | 16.40 million current LCU | 14.48 million current LCU | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 160.43 million current LCU | 35.24 million current LCU | 125.20 million current LCU | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 122.93 million current LCU | 80.88 million current LCU | 42.05 million current LCU | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 148.08 million current LCU | 94.91 million current LCU | 53.17 million current LCU | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 248.54 million current LCU | 236.90 million current LCU | 11.64 million current LCU | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 431.56 million current LCU | 375.35 million current LCU | 56.20 million current LCU | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
- El Salvador, at 490.00 million current LCU against 441.91 million current LCU in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 48.09 million current LCU, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for military expenditure?
- El Salvador ranks 152nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)