Public Sector in Papua New Guinea
81 indicators covering public sector for Papua New Guinea.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arms imports | 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2023 | up 200.0% | 115th |
| Tax revenue | 15.5% | 2024 | down 13.2% | 86th |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 59.4% | 2024 | up 4.0% | 2nd |
| Taxes on goods and services | 25.5% | 2024 | up 5.2% | 106th |
| Net investment in nonfinancial assets | 2.0% | 2024 | down 61.8% | 100th |
| Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) | -3.3% | 2024 | up 47.1% | 97th |
| Interest payments | 14.2% | 2024 | up 80.4% | 32nd |
| Grants and other revenue | 11.4% | 2024 | down 17.4% | 114th |
| Interest payments | 12.3% | 2023 | up 63.6% | 41st |
| Other taxes | 0.0% | 2024 | down 98.9% | 144th |
| Compensation of employees | 11.2% | 2023 | down 31.2% | 135th |
| Goods and services expense | 23.1% | 2023 | up 16.2% | 32nd |
| Taxes on international trade | 3.7% | 2024 | down 21.7% | 82nd |
| Subsidies and other transfers | 53.1% | 2023 | down 3.8% | 41st |
| Military expenditure | 0.3% | 2024 | down 36.4% | 159th |
| Military expenditure | 91.01 million current USD | 2024 | down 19.0% | 146th |
| Armed forces personnel, total | 4,000 | 2020 | up 29.0% | 149th |
| Tax revenue | 18.45 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 80.3% | 116th |
| Revenue, excluding grants | 19.65 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 78.5% | 126th |
| Taxes on goods and services | 5.32 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 84.5% | 128th |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 12.36 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 82.4% | 103rd |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 67.0% | 2024 | up 1.2% | 7th |
| Armed forces personnel | 0.1% | 2020 | down 9.0% | 161st |
| Compensation of employees | 2.33 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 15.2% | 134th |
| Interest payments | 2.95 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 216.4% | 104th |
| Expense | 22.48 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 80.9% | 122nd |
| Net investment in nonfinancial assets | 2.40 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 20.7% | 120th |
| Goods and services expense | 4.11 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 66.5% | 114th |
| Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) | -3.93 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 9.8% | 67th |
| Other expense | 0.3% | 2023 | down 74.1% | 139th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score | 50 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 400.0% | 171st |
| Intentional homicides | 9.34 per 100,000 people | 2010 | up 11.2% | 37th |
| Grants and other revenue | 2.38 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 44.8% | 123rd |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score | 66.44 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 24.2% | 137th |
| Military expenditure | 352.60 million current LCU | 2024 | up 27.5% | 155th |
| Other taxes | 274,305 current LCU | 2024 | down 98.1% | 145th |
| Taxes on international trade | 761.78 million current LCU | 2024 | up 37.3% | 102nd |
| Taxes on goods and services | 5.7% | 2024 | down 12.6% | 122nd |
| Customs and other import duties | 462.02 million current LCU | 2024 | up 64.7% | 102nd |
| Customs and other import duties | 2.5% | 2024 | down 8.6% | 106th |
| Subsidies and other transfers | 12.31 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 79.3% | 114th |
| Social contributions | 0.2% | 2002 | down 71.4% | 102nd |
| Net incurrence of liabilities, total | 2.1% | 2024 | down 64.2% | 89th |
| Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments | 2.7% | 2025 | unchanged | 188th |
| Other expense | 653.60 million current LCU | 2024 | up 378.1% | 132nd |
| Military expenditure | 1.3% | 2024 | down 28.0% | 154th |
| Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disaste | 13,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 28,160.9% | 67th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score | 14.47 scale 0-100 | 2024 | down 5.5% | 177th |
| Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved b | 103.6% | 2020 | down 4.1% | 49th |
| Net acquisition of financial assets | -1.2% | 2024 | down 286.3% | 123rd |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 5 data infrastructure | 25 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 66.7% | 183rd |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score | 43.63 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 61.8% | 166th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score | 62.23 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 1,455.8% | 143rd |
| Net incurrence of liabilities, total | 2.53 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 25.6% | 96th |
| Social contributions | 4.45 million current LCU | 2002 | down 31.7% | 105th |
| CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | 34th |
| CPIA business regulatory environment rating | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | 33rd |
| CPIA debt policy rating | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 14.3% | 41st |
| CPIA economic management cluster average | 2.67 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 11.1% | 66th |
| CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 25.0% | 68th |