Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Expense
Papua New Guinea
20.3%
in 2023
Thailand
20.7%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
107th
Thailand rank
105th
Expense over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 20.7% against 20.3% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 107th and Thailand ranks 105th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.8% | 12.9% | 14.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 16.5% | 9.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 19.3% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 22.7% | 2.6% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Papua New Guinea or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 20.7% against 20.3% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
- 0.4%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Thailand rank globally for expense?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 107th and Thailand ranks 105th 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.