World Bank · Public Sector
Papua New Guinea: Expense (current LCU)
22.48Bcurrent LCU · 2023+773.0% since 2002
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units. Annual figures for Papua New Guinea from 1990 to 2023.
Every year
| Year | Value (current LCU) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22,481,757,979.656 | |
| 2022 | 21,665,113,948.123 | |
| 2021 | 18,170,665,919.761 | |
| 2020 | 17,242,264,562.058 | |
| 2019 | 16,050,370,357.895 | |
| 2018 | 14,538,924,765.725 | |
| 2017 | 12,026,258,632.266 | |
| 2016 | 11,958,899,961.377 | |
| 2015 | 12,165,945,050.447 | |
| 2014 | 12,426,600,000 | |
| 2002 | 2,575,156,000 | |
| 2001 | 2,799,006,000 | |
| 2000 | 2,925,319,000 | |
| 1999 | 2,589,410,000 | |
| 1998 | 1,878,870,000 | |
| 1997 | 1,931,282,000 | |
| 1996 | 1,751,953,000 | |
| 1995 | 1,520,095,000 | |
| 1994 | 1,494,047,000 | |
| 1993 | 1,459,390,000 | |
| 1992 | 1,226,870,000 | |
| 1991 | 1,081,740,000 | |
| 1990 | 958,290,000 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
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