Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea: Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Malaysia
0.5689 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.5989 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malaysia rank
100th
Papua New Guinea rank
99th

Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Malaysia
  • Papua New Guinea
0.20.40.60.8199020072024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.5989 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.5689 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Malaysia, a difference of 0.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 100th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5591 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4028 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1563 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.6195 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.7248 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1053 current LCU per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.5222 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4243 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0979 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.5152 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5056 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0096 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Malaysia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.5989 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.5689 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
0.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
18 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Malaysia ranks 100th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,680 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.