Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Papua New Guinea
0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia
0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
26th
Zambia rank
29th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 29th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1604 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5167 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3564 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1970s 0.3322 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4451 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.113 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1980s 0.3647 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3057 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.059 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.4697 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.284 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1857 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.5531 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2577 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.3843 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3411 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0432 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.4343 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4366 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 29th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.