Ireland vs Papua New Guinea: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Ireland
0.0027 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0038 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Ireland rank
164th
Papua New Guinea rank
163rd

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • Ireland
  • Papua New Guinea
00.020.040.060.080.1196019912023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0038 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0027 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Ireland, a difference of 0.0011 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 164th and Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd of 170 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0479 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.042 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0059 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
1980s 0.0318 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0298 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.002 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
1990s 0.0161 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0248 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0087 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0077 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0084 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0048 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0045 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2020s 0.0029 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.004 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Ireland or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0038 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0027 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Ireland and Papua New Guinea?
0.0011 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Papua New Guinea rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Ireland ranks 164th and Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.