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

Papua New Guinea
13,963 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
13,619 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
178th
Zambia rank
180th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zambia
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196419932023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 13,963 current US$ per square kilometre against 13,619 current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 344 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zambia ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 178th and Zambia ranks 180th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 301 current US$ per square kilometre 478.41 current US$ per square kilometre 177.42 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1970s 830.6 current US$ per square kilometre 834.05 current US$ per square kilometre 3.45 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 2,470 current US$ per square kilometre 1,098 current US$ per square kilometre 1,372 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 3,316 current US$ per square kilometre 1,101 current US$ per square kilometre 2,214 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 4,682 current US$ per square kilometre 3,427 current US$ per square kilometre 1,255 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 13,451 current US$ per square kilometre 10,952 current US$ per square kilometre 2,499 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 12,375 current US$ per square kilometre 10,620 current US$ per square kilometre 1,755 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
Papua New Guinea, at 13,963 current US$ per square kilometre against 13,619 current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
344 current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Papua New Guinea ranks 178th and Zambia ranks 180th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.