Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Commercial service imports

Namibia
2.44 billion current US$
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2.40 billion current US$
in 2024
Namibia rank
113th
Papua New Guinea rank
114th

Commercial service imports over time

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

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 2.44 billion current US$ against 2.40 billion current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 41.06 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Namibia ranks 113th and Papua New Guinea ranks 114th of 199 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 470.46 million current US$ 690.09 million current US$ 219.62 million current US$ Papua New Guinea
2000s 382.48 million current US$ 1.20 billion current US$ 817.53 million current US$ Papua New Guinea
2010s 616.08 million current US$ 2.52 billion current US$ 1.90 billion current US$ Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.48 billion current US$ 2.33 billion current US$ 842.16 million current US$ Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
Namibia, at 2.44 billion current US$ against 2.40 billion current US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service imports between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
41.06 million current US$, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for commercial service imports?
Namibia ranks 113th and Papua New Guinea ranks 114th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Commercial service imports (current US$). 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
246 places, 9,738 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.