Papua New Guinea vs Switzerland: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Papua New Guinea
0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
26th
Switzerland rank
24th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0528 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 26th and Switzerland ranks 24th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1604 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.3322 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.3647 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.4697 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2388 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.5531 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2193 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.3843 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.4343 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4643 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 0.0528 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 26th and Switzerland ranks 24th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.