Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Cameroon
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -0.8% against -0.9% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 152nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 150th of 174 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1% | 6.1% | 1.0% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 4.8% | -0.5% | 5.3% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 6.3% | -0.6% | 6.9% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 3.0% | 0.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 1.9% | 3.0% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at -0.8% against -0.9% in Cameroon as of 2004.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2004.
- How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Cameroon ranks 152nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 150th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.