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

Gabon
15,874 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
13,963 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon rank
176th
Papua New Guinea rank
178th

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

  • Gabon
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 15,874 current US$ per square kilometre against 13,963 current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,911 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 176th and Papua New Guinea ranks 178th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 240.64 current US$ per square kilometre 301 current US$ per square kilometre 60.36 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1970s 742.09 current US$ per square kilometre 830.6 current US$ per square kilometre 88.51 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 2,979 current US$ per square kilometre 2,470 current US$ per square kilometre 509.49 current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
1990s 3,793 current US$ per square kilometre 3,316 current US$ per square kilometre 477.03 current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
2000s 5,754 current US$ per square kilometre 4,682 current US$ per square kilometre 1,072 current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
2010s 19,582 current US$ per square kilometre 13,451 current US$ per square kilometre 6,132 current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
2020s 14,594 current US$ per square kilometre 12,375 current US$ per square kilometre 2,219 current US$ per square kilometre Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Gabon or Papua New Guinea?
Gabon, at 15,874 current US$ 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$), per between Gabon and Papua New Guinea?
1,911 current US$ per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Papua New Guinea?
56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Gabon ranks 176th and Papua New Guinea ranks 178th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.