Other expense (% of expense) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Other expense (% of expense) was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Other expense in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, other expense in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.7% on the previous year and down 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2023.
Papua New Guinea ranks 139th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other expense (% of expense) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -21.2% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +207.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -42.5% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +407.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -82.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 6% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 5% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense (% of expense) in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +407.1% | 0.3% | 1.7% |
| 1993 | +207.2% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Papua New Guinea?
- Other expense in Papua New Guinea was 0.3% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for other expense?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 139th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.