Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 3.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
3.5%
Change on year
up 20.6%
World rank
168th
of 170 countries
All-time high
10.7%
in 2017
All-time low
2.9%
in 2022
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Papua New Guinea, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 3.5% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2023.
That represents a change of up 20.6% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Papua New Guinea peaked at 10.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2022.
Papua New Guinea ranks 168th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.2% | — |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -43.5% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +161.5% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -61.2% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.0% | 3.6% | 10.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 165 Dominica 5.8% compare
- 166 Montserrat 5.7% compare
- 167 Niue 5.6%
- 169 Nigeria 3.0% compare
- 170 South Sudan 0.0% compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1593 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 778,850 (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 3.5% 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 10.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2022.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 168th out of 170 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 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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