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$), per unit of GDP over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.4782 current US$ 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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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.