Papua New Guinea vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Papua New Guinea
0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
155th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
153rd

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.10.20.30.40.5196019912023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 155th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 153rd of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3164 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.154 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1624 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.3722 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1847 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1875 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.3997 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1945 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.3467 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1793 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1674 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.3537 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1941 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1596 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.2941 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2297 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0644 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.1984 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2204 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Papua New Guinea or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.211 current US$ 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$), per unit between Papua New Guinea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Papua New Guinea ranks 155th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 153rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.