Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 1.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Papua New Guinea is 1.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 70.1% on the previous year and up 676.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
That places Papua New Guinea 118th out of 127 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -89.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +18.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -61.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +777.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +181.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -59.1% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +70.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 115 Burkina Faso 2.3% compare
- 116 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.9% compare
- 117 Liberia 1.6% compare
- 119 Solomon Islands 1.1% compare
- 120 Qatar 0.7% compare
- 121 Mozambique 0.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Papua New Guinea
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,787 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.7978 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.83 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Papua New Guinea?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Papua New Guinea was 1.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 118th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 676.9%. 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, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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