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

Ghana
0.2034 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Ghana rank
157th
Papua New Guinea rank
155th

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

  • Ghana
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2034 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Ghana ranks 157th and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1674 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3164 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.149 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.1861 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3722 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1862 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.1996 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3997 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2001 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.3581 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3467 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
2000s 0.4003 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3537 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
2010s 0.2441 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2941 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.2198 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1984 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0214 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2034 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Ghana ranks 157th and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.