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

Ethiopia
15,109 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
13,963 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
177th
Papua New Guinea rank
178th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 15,109 current US$ per square kilometre against 13,963 current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,146 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 177th and Papua New Guinea ranks 178th of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 1,072 current US$ per square kilometre 3,408 current US$ per square kilometre 2,336 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 3,087 current US$ per square kilometre 4,682 current US$ per square kilometre 1,595 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 11,813 current US$ per square kilometre 13,451 current US$ per square kilometre 1,637 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 13,948 current US$ per square kilometre 12,375 current US$ per square kilometre 1,573 current US$ per square kilometre Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Ethiopia or Papua New Guinea?
Ethiopia, at 15,109 current US$ per square kilometre against 13,963 current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
1,146 current US$ per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Ethiopia ranks 177th and Papua New Guinea ranks 178th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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