Egypt vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Egypt
642.31 current US$ per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
608.63 current US$ per person
in 2023
Egypt rank
157th
Papua New Guinea rank
159th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Egypt
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 642.31 current US$ per person against 608.63 current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 33.68 current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Egypt ranks 157th and Papua New Guinea ranks 159th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 20.48 current US$ per person 58.26 current US$ per person 37.79 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 35.76 current US$ per person 140.48 current US$ per person 104.73 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 142.87 current US$ per person 323.07 current US$ per person 180.21 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 158.29 current US$ per person 330 current US$ per person 171.72 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 250.96 current US$ per person 318.56 current US$ per person 67.59 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 673.93 current US$ per person 715.52 current US$ per person 41.58 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 635.07 current US$ per person 553.15 current US$ per person 81.92 current US$ per person Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Egypt or Papua New Guinea?
Egypt, at 642.31 current US$ per person against 608.63 current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Egypt and Papua New Guinea?
33.68 current US$ per person, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Papua New Guinea?
56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Egypt ranks 157th and Papua New Guinea ranks 159th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.