Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
-7.95 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone
-7.61 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
198th
Sierra Leone rank
197th
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports -7.61 % change on previous year against -7.95 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.34 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 198th and Sierra Leone ranks 197th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.01 % change on previous year | 5.47 % change on previous year | 10.54 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 16.47 % change on previous year | 13.15 % change on previous year | 3.32 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 6.03 % change on previous year | -2.68 % change on previous year | 8.71 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | -0.8228 % change on previous year | -3.81 % change on previous year | 2.99 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 9.99 % change on previous year | 22.55 % change on previous year | 12.56 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 6.82 % change on previous year | 16.77 % change on previous year | 9.95 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.35 % change on previous year | 5.45 % change on previous year | 2.1 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at -7.61 % change on previous year against -7.95 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.34 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 198th and Sierra Leone ranks 197th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.