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

Papua New Guinea
0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.2023 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
155th
Zimbabwe rank
158th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zimbabwe
00.20.40.60.8196419932023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2023 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 155th and Zimbabwe ranks 158th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2792 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1958 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0835 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.4002 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.143 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2572 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.3467 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2916 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0551 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.3537 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.367 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2010s 0.2941 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2148 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.1984 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1589 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0395 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$), per unit, Papua New Guinea or Zimbabwe?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2023 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
46 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Papua New Guinea ranks 155th and Zimbabwe ranks 158th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.