Italy vs Papua New Guinea: Military spending, annual growth rate
Italy
20.05 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
19.6 % change on previous year
in 2025
Italy rank
29th
Papua New Guinea rank
31st
Military spending, annual growth rate over time
- Italy
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Italy currently reports 20.05 % change on previous year against 19.6 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.45 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Italy ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 31st of 159 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.36 % change on previous year | 43.13 % change on previous year | 38.77 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.2 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2.49 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.6373 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | 0.754 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -0.0121 % change on previous year | -1.02 % change on previous year | 1.01 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 2010s | -1.82 % change on previous year | 3.84 % change on previous year | 5.66 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 8.45 % change on previous year | 5.01 % change on previous year | 3.44 % change on previous year | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, annual growth rate, Italy or Papua New Guinea?
- Italy, at 20.05 % change on previous year against 19.6 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, annual growth rate between Italy and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.45 % change on previous year, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Papua New Guinea?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Papua New Guinea rank globally for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Italy ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 31st of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.