OECD members vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia

OECD members
9.9%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
29.8%
in 2023
OECD members rank
36th
Papua New Guinea rank
38th

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

  • OECD members
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 29.8% against 9.9% in OECD members, a difference of 19.9%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.0 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was OECD members ahead.

OECD members ranks 36th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 3.3% 0.4% 2.9% OECD members
1970s 3.1% 1.5% 1.5% OECD members
1980s 3.5% 4.0% 0.5% Papua New Guinea
1990s 4.9% 9.3% 4.4% Papua New Guinea
2000s 6.3% 12.7% 6.5% Papua New Guinea
2010s 10.2% 21.4% 11.2% Papua New Guinea
2020s 10.7% 29.2% 18.4% 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, OECD members or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 29.8% against 9.9% in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia between OECD members and Papua New Guinea?
19.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Papua New Guinea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do OECD members and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
OECD members ranks 36th 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.