Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Papua New Guinea
0.0778 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.0775 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
123rd
Zambia rank
125th

Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zambia
0.050.10.150.20.25197620002024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0778 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0775 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zambia ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd and Zambia ranks 125th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0957 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.137 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1980s 0.1186 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1087 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.1743 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0897 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0846 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.2083 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0637 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1446 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.1232 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0567 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0665 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0806 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0778 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0775 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd and Zambia ranks 125th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,662 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.