Papua New Guinea vs South Sudan: Military spending, gaps filled

Papua New Guinea
109.46 million constant 2024 US$
in 2025
South Sudan
102.61 million constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
140th
South Sudan rank
142nd

Military spending, gaps filled over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • South Sudan
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197520002025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 109.46 million constant 2024 US$ against 102.61 million constant 2024 US$ in South Sudan, a difference of 6.84 million constant 2024 US$.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2006 it was South Sudan ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 140th and South Sudan ranks 142nd of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea South Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 64.83 million constant 2024 US$ 168.18 million constant 2024 US$ 103.35 million constant 2024 US$ South Sudan
2010s 89.58 million constant 2024 US$ 110.55 million constant 2024 US$ 20.97 million constant 2024 US$ South Sudan
2020s 100.17 million constant 2024 US$ 67.33 million constant 2024 US$ 32.85 million constant 2024 US$ Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, gaps filled, Papua New Guinea or South Sudan?
Papua New Guinea, at 109.46 million constant 2024 US$ against 102.61 million constant 2024 US$ in South Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, gaps filled between Papua New Guinea and South Sudan?
6.84 million constant 2024 US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Sudan?
20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and South Sudan rank globally for military spending, gaps filled?
Papua New Guinea ranks 140th and South Sudan ranks 142nd of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Papua New Guinea vs South Sudan: Military spending, gaps filled. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/military-spending-gaps-filled/papua-new-guinea/south-sudan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/military-spending-gaps-filled/papua-new-guinea/south-sudan/">Papua New Guinea vs South Sudan: Military spending, gaps filled</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Military spending, gaps filled
Unit
constant 2024 US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
162 places, 8,449 data points, 1949–2025
Last refreshed

Military spending with 108 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.