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

Gabon
0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Gabon rank
154th
Papua New Guinea rank
155th

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

  • Gabon
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

Gabon ranks 154th and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.238 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3164 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0784 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.2232 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3722 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.149 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.2109 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3997 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1888 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.1957 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3467 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1511 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.1635 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3537 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1902 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.3112 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2941 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP Gabon
2020s 0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1984 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Gabon or Papua New Guinea?
Gabon, at 0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Gabon and Papua New Guinea?
0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 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$), per unit?
Gabon ranks 154th and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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