El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
El Salvador
1,753 current LCU per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2,575 current LCU per person
in 2025
El Salvador rank
183rd
Papua New Guinea rank
181st
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2,575 current LCU per person against 1,753 current LCU per person in El Salvador, a difference of 822 current LCU per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.5 times El Salvador's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 183rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 181st of 195 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per person | 165.34 current LCU per person | 165.34 current LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 270.13 current LCU per person | 377.11 current LCU per person | 106.98 current LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 563.58 current LCU per person | 704.6 current LCU per person | 141.02 current LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1,019 current LCU per person | 1,475 current LCU per person | 455.13 current LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1,558 current LCU per person | 2,277 current LCU per person | 719.33 current LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2,575 current LCU per person against 1,753 current LCU per person in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 822 current LCU per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 183rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 181st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.