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

Iraq
0.2037 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Iraq rank
156th
Papua New Guinea rank
155th

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

  • Iraq
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2037 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iraq, a difference of 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Iraq ranks 156th and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 202 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1447 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3164 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1718 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.1656 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3722 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2067 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.2414 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4002 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1588 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.306 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3467 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0407 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.195 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3537 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1587 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2941 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0992 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.1964 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1984 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit, Iraq or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2037 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Iraq ranks 156th and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.