Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit over time
- Afghanistan
- Papua New Guinea
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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About this data
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.