New Caledonia vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
New Caledonia
-6.94 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-7.95 % change on previous year
in 2025
New Caledonia rank
195th
Papua New Guinea rank
198th
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- New Caledonia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports -6.94 % change on previous year against -7.95 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.01 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Caledonia ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 195th and Papua New Guinea ranks 198th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.48 % change on previous year | 16.01 % change on previous year | 0.4734 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 13.76 % change on previous year | 16.47 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 9.43 % change on previous year | 6.03 % change on previous year | 3.4 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 2.98 % change on previous year | -0.8228 % change on previous year | 3.8 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 11.51 % change on previous year | 9.99 % change on previous year | 1.52 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 2.2 % change on previous year | 6.82 % change on previous year | 4.62 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | -4.04 % change on previous year | 3.35 % change on previous year | 7.38 % 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$), annual growth rate, New Caledonia or Papua New Guinea?
- New Caledonia, at -6.94 % change on previous year against -7.95 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.01 % change on previous year, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- New Caledonia ranks 195th and Papua New Guinea ranks 198th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.