Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -0.8% against -0.8% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 150th and Sri Lanka ranks 151st of 174 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | 3.2% | 3.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | -0.5% | 2.0% | 2.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -0.6% | 3.0% | 3.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 6.6% | 3.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 3.8% | 1.9% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Papua New Guinea, at -0.8% against -0.8% in Sri Lanka as of 2004.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2004.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 150th and Sri Lanka ranks 151st 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.