Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 20.5% 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.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Papua New Guinea stood at 20.5%.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Papua New Guinea peaked at 25.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2017.
Papua New Guinea ranks 104th of 114 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.4% | — |
| 2001 | 25.3% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | -32.1% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.0% | 17.2% | 25.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 16.2% | 18.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 16.4% | 20.5% | 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 total government spending on essential services in Papua New Guinea?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Papua New Guinea was 20.5% 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 25.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2017.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 104th out of 114 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 up 26.7%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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