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