El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Military expenditure

El Salvador
425.20 million current LCU
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
352.60 million current LCU
in 2024
El Salvador rank
152nd
Papua New Guinea rank
155th

Military expenditure over time

  • El Salvador
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 425.20 million current LCU against 352.60 million current LCU in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 72.60 million current LCU.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1975 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 152nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th 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 406.79 million current LCU 359.19 million current LCU 47.59 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 425.20 million current LCU against 352.60 million current LCU in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
72.60 million current LCU, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
47 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for military expenditure?
El Salvador ranks 152nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th 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

Indicator
Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 8,265 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)