Papua New Guinea vs Timor-Leste: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS
Papua New Guinea
3.5%
in 2023
Timor-Leste
4.3%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
195th
Timor-Leste rank
193rd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 4.3% against 3.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 195th and Timor-Leste ranks 193rd of 197 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.0% | 7.8% | 0.8% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 7.2% | 3.7% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Papua New Guinea or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 4.3% against 3.5% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
- 0.8%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 195th and Timor-Leste ranks 193rd of 197 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.