Japan vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia over time
- Japan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 29.9% against 29.8% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 37th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 206 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.8% | 0.4% | 13.4% | Japan |
| 1970s | 11.7% | 1.5% | 10.2% | Japan |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 4.0% | 6.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 9.3% | 5.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 12.7% | 9.7% | Japan |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 21.4% | 9.6% | Japan |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 29.2% | 3.5% | Japan |
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, Japan or Papua New Guinea?
- Japan, at 29.9% against 29.8% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia between Japan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Papua New Guinea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- Japan ranks 37th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 206 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.