Military expenditure in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Military expenditure was 1.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Papua New Guinea, 1988–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
In 2024, military expenditure in Papua New Guinea stood at 1.3%. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Papua New Guinea peaked at 5.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 156th out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 4.5% | — |
| 1989 | 4.5% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 5.9% | +29.7% |
| 1991 | 4.2% | -28.6% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | +34.8% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 5.9% | +27.6% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | -16.1% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -26.5% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -18.7% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -27.8% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -25.3% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +27.8% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +28.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -26.3% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -9.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.4%, 24% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.6%, 28% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 3.3% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More public sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Arms imports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8663 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 600 % change on previous year (1997)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 8.6 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.003 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 91.01 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Papua New Guinea?
- Military expenditure in Papua New Guinea was 1.3% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for military expenditure?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 156th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure