Bahamas vs Papua New Guinea: Expense
Bahamas
20.3%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
20.3%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
106th
Papua New Guinea rank
107th
Expense over time
- Bahamas
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 20.3% against 20.3% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Bahamas ranks 106th and Papua New Guinea ranks 107th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 27.8% | 12.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 26.4% | 16.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 19.1% | 1.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 20.1% | 3.2% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Bahamas or Papua New Guinea?
- Bahamas, at 20.3% against 20.3% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Bahamas and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Papua New Guinea?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Papua New Guinea rank globally for expense?
- Bahamas ranks 106th and Papua New Guinea ranks 107th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.