Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$

Papua New Guinea
6,857 million USD
in 2023
Zambia
7,236 million USD
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
103rd
Zambia rank
100th

Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 7,236 million USD against 6,857 million USD in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 379 million USD.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd and Zambia ranks 100th of 173 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 1,487 million USD 1,778 million USD 291.03 million USD Zambia
2010s 4,215 million USD 5,523 million USD 1,308 million USD Zambia
2020s 6,283 million USD 7,432 million USD 1,149 million USD Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total expenditure (central government) — value us$, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
Zambia, at 7,236 million USD against 6,857 million USD in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in total expenditure (central government) — value us$ between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
379 million USD, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for total expenditure (central government) — value us$?
Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd and Zambia ranks 100th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
188 places, 3,857 data points, 2001–2024
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The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.