Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita

Afghanistan
635.35 current US$ per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
538.4 current US$ per person
in 2004
Afghanistan rank
183rd
Papua New Guinea rank
185th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 635.35 current US$ per person against 538.4 current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 96.95 current US$ per person.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 183rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 186 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 110.79 current US$ per person 193.44 current US$ per person 82.64 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 183.18 current US$ per person 481.61 current US$ per person 298.43 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
Afghanistan, at 635.35 current US$ per person against 538.4 current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
96.95 current US$ per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
18 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1978.
How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 183rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
229 places, 10,855 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.