Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Botswana
-11.38 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-7.95 % change on previous year
in 2025
Botswana rank
200th
Papua New Guinea rank
198th
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Botswana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -7.95 % change on previous year against -11.38 % change on previous year in Botswana, a difference of 3.43 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Botswana ranks 200th and Papua New Guinea ranks 198th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.1 % change on previous year | 16.01 % change on previous year | 6.09 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1970s | 28.95 % change on previous year | 16.47 % change on previous year | 12.48 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1980s | 12.24 % change on previous year | 6.03 % change on previous year | 6.21 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1990s | 4.82 % change on previous year | -0.8228 % change on previous year | 5.64 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2000s | 9.44 % change on previous year | 9.99 % change on previous year | 0.553 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.3 % change on previous year | 6.82 % change on previous year | 2.52 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.7599 % change on previous year | 3.35 % change on previous year | 2.59 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at -7.95 % change on previous year against -11.38 % change on previous year in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 3.43 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Botswana ranks 200th and Papua New Guinea ranks 198th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.