Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea
Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $15.3B in Indonesia and $110M in Papua New Guinea, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Indonesia, by $15.2B, or 140 times that in Papua New Guinea.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1975.
- In 2025, Indonesia ranked 25 and Papua New Guinea ranked 132 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Indonesia | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15.3B | $110M |
| 2024 | $12B | $91.5M |
| 2023 | $11.1B | $94.7M |
| 2022 | $10.1B | $125M |
| 2021 | $8.77B | $84.9M |
| 2020 | $9.68B | $95.3M |
| 2019 | $8.31B | $93.7M |
| 2018 | $7.92B | $84M |
| 2017 | $9.01B | $86M |
| 2016 | $7.82B | $87.3M |
| 2015 | $8.37B | $104M |
| 2014 | $7.2B | $110M |
| 2013 | $8.17B | $98.9M |
| 2012 | $6.08B | $101M |
| 2011 | $5.3B | $70M |
| 2010 | $4.62B | $60.5M |
| 2009 | $3.93B | $73M |
| 2008 | $3.75B | $57.8M |
| 2007 | $4.03B | $70.3M |
| 2006 | $3.36B | $58.2M |
| 2005 | $3.3B | $58.9M |
| 2004 | $3.8B | $49.9M |
| 2003 | $3.4B | $44.6M |
| 2002 | $2.53B | $49.3M |
| 2001 | $2.09B | $71M |
| 2000 | $2.36B | $84.9M |
| 1999 | $2.29B | $96.3M |
| 1998 | $3.01B | $124M |
| 1997 | $4.61B | $157M |
| 1996 | $3.51B | $148M |
| 1995 | $3.13B | $115M |
| 1994 | $2.98B | $157M |
| 1993 | $2.69B | $129M |
| 1992 | $2.81B | $114M |
| 1991 | $2.61B | $105M |
| 1990 | $2.56B | $147M |
| 1989 | $2.32B | $110M |
| 1988 | $2.26B | $101M |
| 1987 | $2.37B | $102M |
| 1986 | $2.6B | $99.5M |
| 1985 | $2.64B | $98.9M |
| 1984 | $2.66B | – |
| 1983 | $2.66B | – |
| 1982 | $2.89B | – |
| 1981 | $2.93B | $94.2M |
| 1980 | $2.6B | $103M |
| 1979 | $2.24B | $95.1M |
| 1978 | $1.94B | $91.1M |
| 1977 | $1.77B | $87.4M |
| 1976 | $1.71B | $90.3M |
| 1975 | $1.71B | $33.8M |
| 1974 | $1.34B | – |
- 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
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 spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 0.35% of GDP 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