Papua New Guinea vs East Timor: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Papua New Guinea
3.5%
in 2023
East Timor
4.3%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
194th
East Timor rank
192nd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Papua New Guinea
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 4.3% against 3.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes East Timor'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 East Timor ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 194th and East Timor ranks 192nd of 196 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.0% | 7.8% | 0.8% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 7.2% | 3.7% | East Timor |
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 East Timor?
- East Timor, 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 East Timor?
- 0.8%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and East Timor?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
- How do Papua New Guinea and East Timor rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 194th and East Timor ranks 192nd 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.