Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 6.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Papua New Guinea is 6.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Papua New Guinea peaked at 16.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2021.
Papua New Guinea ranks 121st of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.5% | — |
| 2001 | 16.2% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | -38.2% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -24.0% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +28.3% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 10.0% | 16.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.6% | 8.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.3% | 6.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,791 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 80,915 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 226,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,353 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1593 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Papua New Guinea?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Papua New Guinea was 6.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 121st out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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