Papua New Guinea vs Tajikistan: Military spending, annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
19.6 % change on previous year
in 2025
Tajikistan
19.38 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
31st
Tajikistan rank
32nd
Military spending, annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 19.6 % change on previous year against 19.38 % change on previous year in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.22 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 31st and Tajikistan ranks 32nd of 159 countries.
Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0237 % change on previous year | 23.73 % change on previous year | 23.75 % change on previous year | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | -5.01 % change on previous year | 24.72 % change on previous year | 29.73 % change on previous year | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 3.68 % change on previous year | 6.85 % change on previous year | 3.16 % change on previous year | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 5.01 % change on previous year | 21.92 % change on previous year | 16.91 % change on previous year | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Tajikistan?
- Papua New Guinea, at 19.6 % change on previous year against 19.38 % change on previous year in Tajikistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
- 0.22 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan rank globally for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 31st and Tajikistan ranks 32nd 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.
Individual pages
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.