Australia vs Papua New Guinea: General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU), per

Australia
0.3459 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.391 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2004
Australia rank
116th
Papua New Guinea rank
113th

General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU), per over time

  • Australia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.391 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.3459 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.0451 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Australia ranks 116th and Papua New Guinea ranks 113th of 176 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 2.38 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 2.96 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5866 constant LCU per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1970s 1.36 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 1.1 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2589 constant LCU per US$ of GDP Australia
1980s 0.7809 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3947 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3862 constant LCU per US$ of GDP Australia
1990s 0.5928 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.305 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2878 constant LCU per US$ of GDP Australia
2000s 0.6053 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4523 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.153 constant LCU per US$ of GDP Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (constant lcu), per, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.391 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.3459 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2004.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (constant lcu), per between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
0.0451 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
44 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2004.
How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (constant lcu), per?
Australia ranks 116th and Papua New Guinea ranks 113th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
176 places, 7,370 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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