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
1015202530197219972023

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

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.