Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
3.22 % change on previous year
in 2004
Thailand
2.92 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
154th
Thailand rank
156th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Thailand
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.22 % change on previous year against 2.92 % change on previous year in Thailand, a difference of 0.3 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Thailand ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 154th and Thailand ranks 156th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.54 % change on previous year | 11.36 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 10.44 % change on previous year | 16.11 % change on previous year | 5.68 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 1980s | 7.72 % change on previous year | 12.49 % change on previous year | 4.78 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 1990s | 9.06 % change on previous year | 8.99 % change on previous year | 0.0747 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 7.24 % change on previous year | 9.61 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Thailand?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.22 % change on previous year against 2.92 % change on previous year in Thailand as of 2004.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
- 0.3 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2004.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Thailand rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 154th and Thailand ranks 156th 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.