Iraq vs Papua New Guinea: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Iraq
0.8773 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.8675 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2004
Iraq rank
164th
Papua New Guinea rank
166th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Iraq
  • Papua New Guinea
0.40.60.811.21.4196119922024

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.8773 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.8675 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Iraq ranks 164th and Papua New Guinea ranks 166th of 186 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.832 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.036 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.8439 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9437 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0998 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.6865 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8769 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1904 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Iraq or Papua New Guinea?
Iraq, at 0.8773 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.8675 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2004.
How do Iraq and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Iraq ranks 164th and Papua New Guinea ranks 166th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
229 places, 10,825 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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