Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy
Papua New Guinea
10.86 billion current US$
in 2023
Sri Lanka
11.56 billion current US$
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
92nd
Sri Lanka rank
89th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 11.56 billion current US$ against 10.86 billion current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 704.60 million current US$.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 89th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.37 million current US$ | 283.25 million current US$ | 219.87 million current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 471.47 million current US$ | 443.18 million current US$ | 28.29 million current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.03 billion current US$ | 1.07 billion current US$ | 38.10 million current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.97 billion current US$ | 3.19 billion current US$ | 1.22 billion current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2.15 billion current US$ | 5.85 billion current US$ | 3.70 billion current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 7.23 billion current US$ | 10.24 billion current US$ | 3.01 billion current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 10.84 billion current US$ | 11.60 billion current US$ | 769.45 million current US$ | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 11.56 billion current US$ against 10.86 billion current US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 704.60 million current US$, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 89th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.