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
1015202530199020062023

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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Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.