Lower middle income vs Papua New Guinea: Domestic general government health expenditure
Domestic general government health expenditure over time
- Lower middle income
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 73.3% against 36.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 36.8%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.0 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 39th and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 68.2% | 42.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 67.5% | 37.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 62.6% | 26.1% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure, Lower middle income or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 73.3% against 36.5% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Lower middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 36.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Lower middle income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Lower middle income ranks 39th and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.