Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Papua New Guinea
0.0674 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Sweden
0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
13th
Sweden rank
11th

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sweden
00.020.040.060.08197019952021

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0674 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 11th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0603 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0571 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0664 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0643 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0653 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden
2000s 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0642 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden
2010s 0.066 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0707 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden
2020s 0.0678 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0735 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0674 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 11th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 8,330 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.