Korea vs Papua New Guinea: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate
Korea
2.92 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
3.22 % change on previous year
in 2004
Korea rank
155th
Papua New Guinea rank
154th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate over time
- Korea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.22 % change on previous year against 2.92 % change on previous year in Korea, a difference of 0.3 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 155th and Papua New Guinea ranks 154th of 185 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.93 % change on previous year | 12.54 % change on previous year | 16.39 % change on previous year | Korea |
| 1970s | 30.65 % change on previous year | 10.44 % change on previous year | 20.21 % change on previous year | Korea |
| 1980s | 16.94 % change on previous year | 7.72 % change on previous year | 9.22 % change on previous year | Korea |
| 1990s | 13.67 % change on previous year | 9.06 % change on previous year | 4.61 % change on previous year | Korea |
| 2000s | 9.46 % change on previous year | 7.24 % change on previous year | 2.22 % change on previous year | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate, Korea or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.22 % change on previous year against 2.92 % change on previous year in Korea as of 2004.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate between Korea and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Papua New Guinea?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2004.
- How do Korea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Korea ranks 155th and Papua New Guinea ranks 154th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross national expenditure (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.