Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea: Manufactures exports

Kiribati
2.1%
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
1.8%
in 2023
Kiribati rank
179th
Papua New Guinea rank
180th

Manufactures exports over time

  • Kiribati
  • Papua New Guinea
0102030197119972023

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 2.1% against 1.8% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Kiribati ranks 179th and Papua New Guinea ranks 180th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1% 1.9% 1.8% Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0% 2.1% 2.1% Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.2% 3.1% 3.0% Papua New Guinea
2010s 10.6% 7.0% 3.6% Kiribati
2020s 6.9% 1.8% 5.2% Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufactures exports, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea?
Kiribati, at 2.1% against 1.8% in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in manufactures exports between Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
0.3%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
14 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2021.
How do Kiribati and Papua New Guinea rank globally for manufactures exports?
Kiribati ranks 179th and Papua New Guinea ranks 180th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,912 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.