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

Papua New Guinea
29.8%
in 2023
South Asia
9.6%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
38th
South Asia rank
37th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 29.8% against 9.6% in South Asia, a difference of 20.2%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.1 times South Asia's.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 38th and South Asia ranks 37th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea South Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4% 5.7% 5.3% South Asia
1970s 1.5% 4.7% 3.1% South Asia
1980s 4.0% 3.5% 0.5% Papua New Guinea
1990s 9.3% 5.0% 4.3% Papua New Guinea
2000s 12.7% 9.6% 3.1% Papua New Guinea
2010s 21.4% 11.4% 10.0% Papua New Guinea
2020s 29.2% 11.2% 17.9% 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, Papua New Guinea or South Asia?
Papua New Guinea, at 29.8% against 9.6% in South Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia between Papua New Guinea and South Asia?
20.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Asia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and South Asia rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
Papua New Guinea ranks 38th and South Asia ranks 37th 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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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.