Republic of Korea vs Papua New Guinea: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Republic of Korea
0.6567 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.6675 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2004
Republic of Korea rank
161st
Papua New Guinea rank
158th

Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.6675 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.6567 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 161st and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 188 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9014 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9878 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0864 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.7718 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8352 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.6647 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8784 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2137 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.6201 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7295 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1095 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.6593 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.665 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Republic of Korea or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.6675 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.6567 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Republic of Korea as of 2004.
What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Republic of Korea and Papua New Guinea?
0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Papua New Guinea?
44 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2004.
How do Republic of Korea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Republic of Korea ranks 161st and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
231 places, 11,115 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.