Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy
Papua New Guinea
10.86 billion current US$
in 2023
Zambia
10.43 billion current US$
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
92nd
Zambia rank
95th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.86 billion current US$ against 10.43 billion current US$ in Zambia, a difference of 421.80 million current US$.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zambia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd and Zambia ranks 95th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.37 million current US$ | 687.07 million current US$ | 623.69 million current US$ | Zambia |
| 1970s | 471.47 million current US$ | 943.53 million current US$ | 472.06 million current US$ | Zambia |
| 1980s | 1.03 billion current US$ | 727.30 million current US$ | 306.45 million current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.97 billion current US$ | 801.21 million current US$ | 1.17 billion current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.15 billion current US$ | 2.49 billion current US$ | 341.05 million current US$ | Zambia |
| 2010s | 7.23 billion current US$ | 8.18 billion current US$ | 951.73 million current US$ | Zambia |
| 2020s | 10.84 billion current US$ | 10.25 billion current US$ | 583.29 million current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
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 Zambia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 10.86 billion current US$ against 10.43 billion current US$ in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 421.80 million current US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd and Zambia ranks 95th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$.