Madagascar vs Papua New Guinea: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Madagascar
668.63 current US$ per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
538.4 current US$ per person
in 2004
Madagascar rank
182nd
Papua New Guinea rank
185th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Madagascar
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 668.63 current US$ per person against 538.4 current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 130.23 current US$ per person.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 182nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 186 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 155.46 current US$ per person | 193.44 current US$ per person | 37.98 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 274.16 current US$ per person | 508.81 current US$ per person | 234.65 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 422.4 current US$ per person | 909.41 current US$ per person | 487.01 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 301.56 current US$ per person | 904.33 current US$ per person | 602.77 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 323.03 current US$ per person | 502.87 current US$ per person | 179.84 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$), per capita, Madagascar or Papua New Guinea?
- Madagascar, at 668.63 current US$ per person against 538.4 current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
- 130.23 current US$ per person, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2004.
- How do Madagascar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 182nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.