Fiji vs Papua New Guinea: Military expenditure

Fiji
77.64 million current USD
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
91.01 million current USD
in 2024
Fiji rank
149th
Papua New Guinea rank
147th

Military expenditure over time

  • Fiji
  • Papua New Guinea
050.0M100.0M150.0M196819962024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 91.01 million current USD against 77.64 million current USD in Fiji, a difference of 13.37 million current USD.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Fiji ranks 149th and Papua New Guinea ranks 147th of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 5.05 million current USD 21.95 million current USD 16.90 million current USD Papua New Guinea
1980s 18.46 million current USD 41.51 million current USD 23.05 million current USD Papua New Guinea
1990s 30.42 million current USD 63.19 million current USD 32.77 million current USD Papua New Guinea
2000s 45.75 million current USD 31.20 million current USD 14.55 million current USD Fiji
2010s 63.60 million current USD 87.01 million current USD 23.41 million current USD Papua New Guinea
2020s 71.80 million current USD 100.42 million current USD 28.62 million current USD Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Fiji or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 91.01 million current USD against 77.64 million current USD in Fiji as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Fiji and Papua New Guinea?
13.37 million current USD, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Papua New Guinea?
47 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Fiji and Papua New Guinea rank globally for military expenditure?
Fiji ranks 149th and Papua New Guinea ranks 147th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit
current USD
Source
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)