Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Namibia
0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Namibia rank
28th
Papua New Guinea rank
26th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Namibia, a difference of 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 28th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 203 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4577 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3647 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.3592 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4697 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.3184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5531 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2347 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.3867 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3843 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.4287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4343 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 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$), per unit of gdp, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 28th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.