Liberia vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Liberia
435.16 current US$ per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
429.26 current US$ per person
in 2025
Liberia rank
169th
Papua New Guinea rank
170th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Liberia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 435.16 current US$ per person against 429.26 current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 5.9 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 169th and Papua New Guinea ranks 170th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.23 current US$ per person | 53.67 current US$ per person | 30.56 current US$ per person | Liberia |
| 1970s | 185.01 current US$ per person | 185.99 current US$ per person | 0.9789 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 180.2 current US$ per person | 348.29 current US$ per person | 168.09 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 212.74 current US$ per person | 318.37 current US$ per person | 105.63 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 123.9 current US$ per person | 283.16 current US$ per person | 159.26 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 264.32 current US$ per person | 437.44 current US$ per person | 173.11 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 321.23 current US$ per person | 467.11 current US$ per person | 145.88 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$), per capita, Liberia or Papua New Guinea?
- Liberia, at 435.16 current US$ per person against 429.26 current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Liberia and Papua New Guinea?
- 5.9 current US$ per person, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Liberia ranks 169th and Papua New Guinea ranks 170th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.