Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Expense
Malawi
20.2%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
20.3%
in 2023
Malawi rank
108th
Papua New Guinea rank
107th
Expense over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 20.3% against 20.2% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Malawi ranks 108th and Papua New Guinea ranks 107th of 157 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.7% | 19.1% | 5.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 20.1% | 2.1% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 20.3% against 20.2% in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for expense?
- Malawi ranks 108th 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.