Social contributions in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Social contributions was 0.2% in 2002. ▼ Falling
Social contributions in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2002
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social contributions in Papua New Guinea is 0.2%, measured in 2002.
The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2001.
That places Papua New Guinea 102nd out of 112 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Social contributions in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +16.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +59.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -35.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -38.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +24.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 99 Mozambique 0.5%
- 100 Macau, China 0.4% compare
- 101 Cape Verde 0.2%
- 103 India 0.1% compare
- 104 Jordan 0.1%
- 105 Belize 0.1% compare
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 social contributions in Papua New Guinea?
- Social contributions in Papua New Guinea was 0.2% in 2002, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for social contributions?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd out of 112 countries with data for 2002.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.