Papua New Guinea - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Papua New Guinea was 85,887,100 as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 112,375,800 in 2014 and 7,933,048 in 1975.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another).

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1975 7,933,048
1976 21,985,170
1977 22,276,750
1978 27,421,800
1979 30,150,740
1980 38,795,970
1981 38,248,530
1985 34,289,370
1986 37,450,560
1987 42,383,570
1988 46,294,750
1989 53,074,240
1990 68,691,100
1991 52,642,140
1992 58,569,680
1993 68,596,990
1994 83,255,880
1995 56,405,490
1996 78,744,870
1997 79,556,600
1998 49,720,530
1999 35,678,030
2000 33,606,980
2001 25,230,770
2002 17,020,860
2003 19,307,130
2004 24,421,730
2005 30,464,710
2006 31,307,970
2007 39,287,100
2008 39,332,020
2009 52,048,170
2010 46,335,620
2011 64,193,140
2012 110,623,200
2013 105,100,900
2014 112,375,800
2015 99,840,640
2016 79,051,320
2017 80,860,750
2018 79,956,900
2019 80,846,150
2020 85,887,100

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Papua New Guinea was 268,005,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 276,600,000 in 2014 and a minimum value of 6,060,000 in 1975.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

Year Value
1975 6,060,000
1976 17,430,000
1977 17,630,000
1978 19,440,000
1979 21,460,000
1980 26,030,000
1981 25,740,000
1985 34,300,000
1986 36,380,000
1987 38,480,000
1988 40,140,000
1989 45,580,000
1990 65,600,000
1991 50,100,000
1992 56,500,000
1993 67,100,000
1994 84,200,000
1995 72,190,000
1996 103,870,000
1997 114,400,000
1998 103,100,000
1999 91,720,000
2000 93,500,000
2001 85,500,000
2002 66,300,000
2003 68,800,000
2004 78,700,000
2005 94,500,000
2006 95,700,000
2007 116,500,000
2008 106,200,000
2009 143,400,000
2010 126,000,000
2011 152,200,000
2012 230,500,000
2013 235,900,000
2014 276,600,000
2015 276,400,000
2016 247,700,000
2017 257,400,000
2018 262,200,000
2019 268,005,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Papua New Guinea was 0.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 1.63 in 1976, while its lowest value was 0.33 in 2010.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1975 0.60
1976 1.63
1977 1.25
1978 1.27
1979 1.21
1980 1.40
1981 1.41
1985 1.56
1986 1.56
1987 1.61
1988 1.27
1989 1.50
1990 1.42
1991 0.92
1992 0.89
1993 0.92
1994 1.01
1995 0.78
1996 1.02
1997 1.08
1998 0.88
1999 0.69
2000 0.64
2001 0.55
2002 0.37
2003 0.35
2004 0.39
2005 0.42
2006 0.38
2007 0.41
2008 0.34
2009 0.45
2010 0.33
2011 0.36
2012 0.52
2013 0.49
2014 0.49
2015 0.48
2016 0.42
2017 0.40
2018 0.38
2019 0.36
2020 0.42

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Papua New Guinea was 1.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 5.89 in 1996, while its lowest value was 1.50 in 2019.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1988 4.48
1989 4.54
1990 5.88
1991 4.20
1992 3.97
1993 3.96
1994 5.34
1995 4.62
1996 5.89
1997 5.32
1998 4.47
1999 3.28
2000 3.18
2001 2.58
2002 1.86
2003 1.88
2004 2.00
2005 2.01
2006 1.93
2007 2.28
2008 1.71
2009 1.82
2010 1.77
2011 1.81
2012 2.32
2013 1.79
2014 1.79
2015 2.01
2016 1.83
2017 1.93
2018 1.63
2019 1.50
2020 1.81

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade