Dominica vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Dominica
5.8%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
3.5%
in 2023
Dominica rank
189th
Papua New Guinea rank
194th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Dominica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 5.8% against 3.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.6 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 189th and Papua New Guinea ranks 194th of 196 countries.
Dominica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.9% | 7.0% | 2.9% | Dominica |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 3.4% | 5.2% | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Dominica or Papua New Guinea?
- Dominica, at 5.8% against 3.5% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Dominica and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.3%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Papua New Guinea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Dominica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Dominica ranks 189th and Papua New Guinea ranks 194th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.