Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit

Afghanistan
0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
188th
Papua New Guinea rank
185th

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 188th and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
Afghanistan ranks 188th and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 4,539 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.