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
0102030199020062023

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

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.