Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate
Cameroon
14.06 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
13.86 % change on previous year
in 2004
Cameroon rank
35th
Papua New Guinea rank
36th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Cameroon
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 14.06 % change on previous year against 13.86 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.62 % change on previous year | 14.2 % change on previous year | 6.58 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 19.91 % change on previous year | 12.92 % change on previous year | 6.99 % change on previous year | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 6.39 % change on previous year | 6.01 % change on previous year | 0.3798 % change on previous year | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 2.77 % change on previous year | -1.09 % change on previous year | 3.86 % change on previous year | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 11.44 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 9.32 % change on previous year | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
- Cameroon, at 14.06 % change on previous year against 13.86 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2 % change on previous year, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2004.
- How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Cameroon ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.