Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes was 71.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Papua New Guinea stood at 71.6%.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Papua New Guinea peaked at 86.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 2020.
That places Papua New Guinea 36th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.7% | — |
| 2001 | 86.5% | +38.0% |
| 2002 | 83.6% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 65.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 60.5% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 50.5% | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 55.3% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | +22.0% |
| 2023 | 71.6% | +6.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 71.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.5%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 71.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 58.8%, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.6% | 62.7% | 86.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 60.5% | 68.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 50.5% | 71.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More infrastructure data for Papua New Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 38.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 172,691 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.69 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 172,691 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3877 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Papua New Guinea?
- Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Papua New Guinea was 71.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 2020.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 36th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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