Papua New Guinea vs Timor-Leste: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Papua New Guinea
2,575 current LCU per person
in 2025
Timor-Leste
1,421 current LCU per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
181st
Timor-Leste rank
184th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2,575 current LCU per person against 1,421 current LCU per person in Timor-Leste, a difference of 1,154 current LCU per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.8 times Timor-Leste's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 181st and Timor-Leste ranks 184th of 195 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 165.34 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 165.34 current LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 377.11 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 377.11 current LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 704.6 current LCU per person | 442.07 current LCU per person | 262.53 current LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1,475 current LCU per person | 1,209 current LCU per person | 265.36 current LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2,277 current LCU per person | 1,258 current LCU per person | 1,019 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, Papua New Guinea or Timor-Leste?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2,575 current LCU per person against 1,421 current LCU per person in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
- 1,154 current LCU per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 181st and Timor-Leste ranks 184th 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.