Papua New Guinea: Government spending, in dollars

The latest value from 2004 is 0.6 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 0.54 billion U.S. dollars in 2003. In comparison, the world average is 45.65 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 160 countries. Historically, the average for Papua New Guinea from 1961 to 2004 is 0.53 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.07 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 1.23 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 1993. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.