Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan (current US$), gaps

Laos
41.74 million current US$
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
44.34 million current US$
in 2023
Laos rank
38th
Papua New Guinea rank
35th

Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan (current US$), gaps over time

  • Laos
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 44.34 million current US$ against 41.74 million current US$ in Laos, a difference of 2.60 million current US$.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th of 173 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 3.91 million current US$ 10,000 current US$ 3.90 million current US$ Laos
1970s 6.20 million current US$ 1.17 million current US$ 5.03 million current US$ Laos
1980s 6.83 million current US$ 13.03 million current US$ 6.21 million current US$ Papua New Guinea
1990s 61.56 million current US$ 49.34 million current US$ 12.22 million current US$ Laos
2000s 79.64 million current US$ -3.43 million current US$ 83.07 million current US$ Laos
2010s 83.01 million current US$ 20.13 million current US$ 62.87 million current US$ Laos
2020s 58.66 million current US$ 138.76 million current US$ 80.11 million current US$ Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, japan (current us$), gaps, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 44.34 million current US$ against 41.74 million current US$ in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, japan (current us$), gaps between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
2.60 million current US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, japan (current us$), gaps?
Laos ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
220 places, 10,301 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan (current US$) with 134 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.