Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Bangladesh
394.87 current US$ per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
429.26 current US$ per person
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
173rd
Papua New Guinea rank
170th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 429.26 current US$ per person against 394.87 current US$ per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 34.39 current US$ per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 173rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 170th of 206 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.06 current US$ per person | 200.08 current US$ per person | 185.03 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 27.53 current US$ per person | 348.29 current US$ per person | 320.76 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 45.55 current US$ per person | 318.37 current US$ per person | 272.82 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 98.75 current US$ per person | 283.16 current US$ per person | 184.41 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 273.24 current US$ per person | 437.44 current US$ per person | 164.19 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 415.7 current US$ per person | 467.11 current US$ per person | 51.42 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Bangladesh or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 429.26 current US$ per person against 394.87 current US$ per person in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea?
- 34.39 current US$ per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 173rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 170th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.