Papua New Guinea vs Qatar: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Papua New Guinea
0.8526 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Qatar
1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
130th
Qatar rank
128th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8526 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1574 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 130th and Qatar ranks 128th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2036 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2036 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.4141 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.8436 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2229 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.5982 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5863 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.8017 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2279 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8526 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Qatar?
- 0.1574 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Qatar?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Qatar rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 130th and Qatar ranks 128th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.