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
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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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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.