Iraq vs Papua New Guinea: Gross national expenditure

Iraq
87.7%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
86.8%
in 2004
Iraq rank
164th
Papua New Guinea rank
166th

Gross national expenditure over time

  • Iraq
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 87.7% against 86.8% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.9%.

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 83.2% 108.7% 25.5% Papua New Guinea
1980s 109.4% 113.0% 3.6% Papua New Guinea
1990s 84.4% 94.4% 10.0% Papua New Guinea
2000s 68.7% 87.7% 19.0% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure, Iraq or Papua New Guinea?
Iraq, at 87.7% against 86.8% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
0.9%, 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?
Iraq ranks 164th and Papua New Guinea ranks 166th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% 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 (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 8,544 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.