North America 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
- North America
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 29.8% against 9.3% in North America, a difference of 20.5%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 0.4% | 2.1% | North America |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 1.5% | 1.2% | North America |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 4.0% | 0.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 9.3% | 4.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 12.7% | 6.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 21.4% | 12.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 29.2% | 19.2% | 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, North America or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 29.8% against 9.3% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia between North America and Papua New Guinea?
- 20.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Papua New Guinea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do North America and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- North America ranks 40th 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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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.