Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved was 103.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Papua New Guinea, 2007–2020
Source: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Papua New Guinea is 103.6%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Papua New Guinea peaked at 120.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 83.3%, in 2015.
That places Papua New Guinea 49th out of 165 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 120.1% | — |
| 2008 | 107.9% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 100.2% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 108.0% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 100.6% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 109.6% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 110.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 103.6% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 109.4% | 100.2% | 120.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 83.3% | 110.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.6% | 103.6% | 103.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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- 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 primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Papua New Guinea?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Papua New Guinea was 103.6% in 2020, according to Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 120.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.3% in 2015.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 49th out of 165 countries with data for 2020.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB), published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget measures the extent to which aggregate budget expenditure outturn reflects the amount originally approved, as defined in government budget documentation and fiscal reports. The coverage is budgetary central government (BCG) and the time period covered is the last three completed fiscal years.