Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea: General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per

Malaysia
0.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.4934 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2004
Malaysia rank
126th
Papua New Guinea rank
128th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.4934 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0366 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

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

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

Malaysia ranks 126th and Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4959 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.289 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2069 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1970s 0.4266 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2235 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2031 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1980s 0.3859 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1998 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1861 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1990s 0.3422 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2689 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0733 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.4614 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5275 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0661 current LCU per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per, Malaysia or Papua New Guinea?
Malaysia, at 0.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.4934 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per between Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
0.0366 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
44 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2004.
How do Malaysia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per?
Malaysia ranks 126th and Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current 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 (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 8,721 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (current 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.