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Papua New Guinea - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 0.35

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · updated 2026-10-15 · 166 economies tracked

Latest value

0.35 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.1%

Growth since 1975

0.58×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#26#51#76#101#12619601970198019902000201020202025#89#1442022 overtook Ghana2025 overtook Zimbabwe
Papua New GuineaUkraineAlgeriaIsraelRussia

Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Papua New Guinea climbed from #89 to #144 (overtook Ghana). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Papua New Guinea ↓

Key Events — Papua New Guinea

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1976
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
1977
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
1991
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Ghana in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Zimbabwe in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1975-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1975198519952005201520250.310.751.191.63
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