Guyana vs Papua New Guinea: Military spending
Guyana
106.79 million constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
116.43 million constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Guyana rank
148th
Papua New Guinea rank
146th
Military spending over time
- Guyana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 116.43 million constant 2022 US$ against 106.79 million constant 2022 US$ in Guyana, a difference of 9.63 million constant 2022 US$.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 148th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 172 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.57 million constant 2022 US$ | 72.93 million constant 2022 US$ | 19.36 million constant 2022 US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 44.30 million constant 2022 US$ | 81.70 million constant 2022 US$ | 37.40 million constant 2022 US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 9.93 million constant 2022 US$ | 108.13 million constant 2022 US$ | 98.20 million constant 2022 US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 22.11 million constant 2022 US$ | 42.18 million constant 2022 US$ | 20.07 million constant 2022 US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 53.38 million constant 2022 US$ | 94.89 million constant 2022 US$ | 41.52 million constant 2022 US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 97.55 million constant 2022 US$ | 112.65 million constant 2022 US$ | 15.10 million constant 2022 US$ | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, Guyana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 116.43 million constant 2022 US$ against 106.79 million constant 2022 US$ in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in military spending between Guyana and Papua New Guinea?
- 9.63 million constant 2022 US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Papua New Guinea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for military spending?
- Guyana ranks 148th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.