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Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Papua New Guinea

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Papua New Guinea in 2004 — 15.3%. Ranked 85 in the world out of 164. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 12.9 pp.

2004 15.3% +0.1 pp vs 2003
World rank 85of 164
Period maximum 35.8%1966
Period minimum 15.3%2003

Trend over time

1961–2004 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Papua New Guinea, 1961–20041020304019611966197119761981198619911996200120041961: 28.2%1962: 28.9%1963: 31.1%1964: 32.8%1965: 34.2%1966: 35.8%1967: 34.9%1968: 33.5%1969: 31.9%1970: 30.1%1971: 30.8%1972: 30.3%1973: 27.2%1974: 29.3%1975: 33.6%1976: 30.3%1977: 26%1978: 25.6%1979: 22.7%1980: 24.1%1981: 27%1982: 26.8%1983: 23.3%1984: 23.3%1985: 23.5%1986: 23%1987: 22.4%1988: 20.9%1989: 24.5%1990: 24.8%1991: 23.6%1992: 23.8%1993: 24.6%1994: 18.6%1995: 17.1%1996: 19.9%1997: 19.3%1998: 18.1%1999: 16.9%2000: 16.6%2001: 16.2%2002: 15.3%2003: 15.3%2004: 15.3%
Change over the period: −12.9 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2004

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 15.3%
World 16.9%
East Asia & Pacific 15.8%
Melanesia computed 20.1%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 11.3%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2004 15.3 +0.1 pp
2003 15.3 −0.1 pp
2002 15.3 −0.9 pp
2001 16.2 −0.3 pp
2000 16.6 −0.4 pp
1999 16.9 −1.1 pp
1998 18.1 −1.2 pp
1997 19.3 −0.6 pp
1996 19.9 +2.8 pp
1995 17.1 −1.5 pp
1994 18.6 −6 pp
1993 24.6 +0.9 pp
1992 23.8 +0.1 pp
1991 23.6 −1.2 pp
1990 24.8 +0.4 pp
1989 24.5 +3.5 pp
1988 20.9 −1.5 pp
1987 22.4 −0.6 pp
1986 23 −0.5 pp
1985 23.5 +0.2 pp
1984 23.3 −0 pp
1983 23.3 −3.5 pp
1982 26.8 −0.3 pp
1981 27 +3 pp
1980 24.1 +1.3 pp
1979 22.7 −2.8 pp
1978 25.6 −0.4 pp
1977 26 −4.3 pp
1976 30.3 −3.3 pp
1975 33.6 +4.3 pp
1974 29.3 +2 pp
1973 27.2 −3.1 pp
1972 30.3 −0.4 pp
1971 30.8 +0.7 pp
1970 30.1 −1.9 pp
1969 31.9 −1.6 pp
1968 33.5 −1.3 pp
1967 34.9 −0.9 pp
1966 35.8 +1.6 pp
1965 34.2 +1.4 pp
1964 32.8 +1.6 pp
1963 31.1 +2.2 pp
1962 28.9 +0.8 pp
1961 28.2 —

Melanesia, 2004

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NC New Caledonia 25.6 SB Solomon Islands 20.8 FJ Fiji 15.7 PG Papua New Guinea 15.3 VU Vanuatu 13.8
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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