Cambodia vs Papua New Guinea
Cambodia vs Papua New Guinea: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $716M in Cambodia and $110M in Papua New Guinea, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Cambodia, by $607M, or 6.54 times that in Papua New Guinea.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Cambodia has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Papua New Guinea.
- In 2025, Cambodia ranked 88 and Papua New Guinea ranked 132 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Cambodia | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $716M | $110M |
| 2024 | $721M | $91.5M |
| 2023 | $680M | $94.7M |
| 2022 | $640M | $125M |
| 2021 | $683M | $84.9M |
| 2020 | $695M | $95.3M |
| 2019 | $682M | $93.7M |
| 2018 | $632M | $84M |
| 2017 | $547M | $86M |
| 2016 | $471M | $87.3M |
| 2015 | $413M | $104M |
| 2014 | $355M | $110M |
| 2013 | $322M | $98.9M |
| 2012 | $296M | $101M |
| 2011 | $271M | $70M |
| 2010 | $258M | $60.5M |
| 2009 | $216M | $73M |
| 2008 | $126M | $57.8M |
| 2007 | $150M | $70.3M |
| 2006 | $158M | $58.2M |
| 2005 | $156M | $58.9M |
| 2004 | $160M | $49.9M |
| 2003 | $161M | $44.6M |
| 2002 | $154M | $49.3M |
| 2001 | $168M | $71M |
| 2000 | $187M | $84.9M |
| 1999 | $201M | $96.3M |
| 1998 | $194M | $124M |
| 1997 | $217M | $157M |
| 1996 | $229M | $148M |
| 1995 | $249M | $115M |
| 1994 | $223M | $157M |
| 1993 | $102M | $129M |
| 1992 | $70.6M | $114M |
| 1991 | $31.6M | $105M |
| 1990 | $13.5M | $147M |
| 1989 | $5.82M | $110M |
| 1988 | $3.18M | $101M |
| 1987 | $2.11M | $102M |
| 1986 | $2.32M | $99.5M |
| 1985 | – | $98.9M |
| 1981 | – | $94.2M |
| 1980 | – | $103M |
| 1979 | – | $95.1M |
| 1978 | – | $91.1M |
| 1977 | – | $87.4M |
| 1976 | – | $90.3M |
| 1975 | – | $33.8M |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cambodia vs Papua New Guinea
Health
- Life expectancyCambodia: 70.7 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCambodia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Papua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCambodia: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Papua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCambodia: 3.1% in 2017Papua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateCambodia: 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Papua New Guinea: 23.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCambodia: 17.4 million people in 2023Papua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthCambodia: 1.25% a year in 2023Papua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCambodia: 2.58 births per woman in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCambodia: 41.1% in 2025Papua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025
- Median ageCambodia: 25.8 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCambodia: 6% in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCambodia: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Papua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCambodia: $2,273 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $2,665 in 2025
- GDP growthCambodia: 5.3% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 3.9% a year in 2024
- InflationCambodia: 2.5% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 4.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtCambodia: 25.5% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 51.6% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCambodia: 1.45% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 0.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCambodia: $42 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCambodia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Papua New Guinea: 1.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCambodia: 191,000 people in 2020Papua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020
- National powerCambodia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Papua New Guinea: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCambodia: 2.02% of the labour force in 2020Papua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCambodia: 56 million TIV in 2023Papua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023