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

North Korea
0.8%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.9%
in 2023
North Korea rank
117th
Papua New Guinea rank
116th

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

  • North Korea
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in North Korea, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1981 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 117th and Papua New Guinea ranks 116th of 205 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 4.3% 0.2% 4.0% North Korea
1990s 6.9% 0.2% 6.7% North Korea
2000s 7.5% 2.5% 5.0% North Korea
2010s 6.3% 1.3% 5.0% North Korea
2020s 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia, North Korea or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.9% against 0.8% in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia between North Korea and Papua New Guinea?
0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Papua New Guinea?
41 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia?
North Korea ranks 117th and Papua New Guinea ranks 116th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% 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 South Asia (% 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
252 places, 11,638 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia 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.