Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
26th
Papua New Guinea rank
26th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 0.2606 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 45 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.132 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1604 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.1524 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3322 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1797 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.1319 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3647 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2328 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.1443 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4697 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3254 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.1784 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5531 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3747 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.1899 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3843 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1945 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.1976 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4343 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2367 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Papua New Guinea?
0.2606 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Papua New Guinea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.