Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
11.0%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
29.8%
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
35th
Papua New Guinea rank
38th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 29.8% against 11.0% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 18.8%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.7 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 4.1% 0.4% 3.7% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 4.2% 1.5% 2.6% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 4.2% 4.0% 0.2% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 4.4% 9.3% 4.9% Papua New Guinea
2000s 4.7% 12.7% 8.1% Papua New Guinea
2010s 7.0% 21.4% 14.4% Papua New Guinea
2020s 9.2% 29.2% 20.0% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 29.8% against 11.0% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea?
18.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,319 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.