Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea
Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 1.05% of GDP in Indonesia and 0.35% of GDP in Papua New Guinea, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 0.69 percentage points, or 2.98 times that in Papua New Guinea.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher since 1991, when it overtook Papua New Guinea.
- In 2025, Indonesia ranked 108 and Papua New Guinea ranked 145 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Indonesia | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.05 | 0.35 |
| 2024 | 0.86 | 0.31 |
| 2023 | 0.82 | 0.35 |
| 2022 | 0.77 | 0.42 |
| 2021 | 0.74 | 0.33 |
| 2020 | 0.89 | 0.39 |
| 2019 | 0.73 | 0.36 |
| 2018 | 0.72 | 0.33 |
| 2017 | 0.87 | 0.36 |
| 2016 | 0.79 | 0.38 |
| 2015 | 0.88 | 0.46 |
| 2014 | 0.78 | 0.48 |
| 2013 | 0.92 | 0.49 |
| 2012 | 0.71 | 0.52 |
| 2011 | 0.65 | 0.36 |
| 2010 | 0.62 | 0.33 |
| 2009 | 0.57 | 0.45 |
| 2008 | 0.58 | 0.34 |
| 2007 | 0.71 | 0.41 |
| 2006 | 0.66 | 0.38 |
| 2005 | 0.75 | 0.42 |
| 2004 | 0.95 | 0.39 |
| 2003 | 0.91 | 0.35 |
| 2002 | 0.7 | 0.37 |
| 2001 | 0.57 | 0.55 |
| 2000 | 0.68 | 0.64 |
| 1999 | 0.81 | 0.69 |
| 1998 | 1.02 | 0.88 |
| 1997 | 1.5 | 1.08 |
| 1996 | 1.26 | 1.02 |
| 1995 | 1.23 | 0.78 |
| 1994 | 1.27 | 1.01 |
| 1993 | 1.22 | 0.92 |
| 1992 | 1.36 | 0.89 |
| 1991 | 1.32 | 0.92 |
| 1990 | 1.41 | 1.42 |
| 1989 | 1.39 | 1.5 |
| 1988 | 1.53 | 1.27 |
| 1987 | 1.72 | 1.61 |
| 1986 | 2.01 | 1.57 |
| 1985 | 2.17 | 1.56 |
| 1984 | 2.29 | – |
| 1983 | 2.4 | – |
| 1982 | 2.9 | – |
| 1981 | 2.89 | 1.41 |
| 1980 | 2.92 | 1.4 |
| 1979 | 3.02 | 1.21 |
| 1978 | 3.16 | 1.27 |
| 1977 | 3.21 | 1.25 |
| 1976 | 3.42 | 1.63 |
| 1975 | 3.49 | 0.6 |
| 1974 | 2.71 | – |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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
Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Papua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Papua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Papua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Papua New Guinea: 23.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Papua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Papua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Papua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Papua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personIndonesia: $4,555 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $2,665 in 2025
- GDP growthIndonesia: 5.1% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 3.9% a year in 2024
- InflationIndonesia: 1.9% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 4.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtIndonesia: 40.9% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 51.6% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Papua New Guinea: $110M in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Papua New Guinea: 1.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Papua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Papua New Guinea: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Papua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Papua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023