Melanesia vs Polynesia: Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices
Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices over time
- Melanesia
- Polynesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 11,360 million USD against 745.01 million USD in Polynesia, a difference of 10,615 million USD.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 15.2 times Polynesia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 5th and Polynesia ranks 6th of 7 regions.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,793 million USD | 412.45 million USD | 6,381 million USD | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 9,936 million USD | 541.78 million USD | 9,394 million USD | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 11,271 million USD | 714.1 million USD | 10,557 million USD | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices, Melanesia or Polynesia?
- Melanesia, at 11,360 million USD against 745.01 million USD in Polynesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices between Melanesia and Polynesia?
- 10,615 million USD, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Polynesia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Polynesia rank globally for total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Melanesia ranks 5th and Polynesia ranks 6th of 7 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.