Low & middle income vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Low & middle income
0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Low & middle income rank
29th
Papua New Guinea rank
26th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Low & middle income
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.2652 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.2 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 29th 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 | Low & middle income | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0919 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1604 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0685 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.1159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3322 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.1387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3647 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.1628 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4697 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.2403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5531 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.2109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3843 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1734 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.2084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4343 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2258 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$), per unit of gdp, Low & middle income or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Low & middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2652 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Low & middle income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Low & middle income ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.