Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Commercial service imports

Cameroon
2.37 billion current US$
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2.40 billion current US$
in 2024
Cameroon rank
115th
Papua New Guinea rank
114th

Commercial service imports over time

  • Cameroon
  • Papua New Guinea
01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B197620002024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.40 billion current US$ against 2.37 billion current US$ in Cameroon, a difference of 20.61 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 115th and Papua New Guinea ranks 114th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 395.95 million current US$ 189.32 million current US$ 206.63 million current US$ Cameroon
1980s 824.10 million current US$ 329.49 million current US$ 494.61 million current US$ Cameroon
1990s 817.40 million current US$ 690.09 million current US$ 127.32 million current US$ Cameroon
2000s 1.51 billion current US$ 1.20 billion current US$ 314.47 million current US$ Cameroon
2010s 2.30 billion current US$ 2.52 billion current US$ 224.56 million current US$ Papua New Guinea
2020s 2.38 billion current US$ 2.33 billion current US$ 51.52 million current US$ Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 2.40 billion current US$ against 2.37 billion current US$ in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service imports between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
20.61 million current US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for commercial service imports?
Cameroon ranks 115th and Papua New Guinea ranks 114th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Commercial service imports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Commercial service imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,760 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports are total service imports minus imports of government services not included elsewhere. Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.