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
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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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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.