Nepal vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Nepal
486.09 current US$ per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
429.26 current US$ per person
in 2025
Nepal rank
167th
Papua New Guinea rank
170th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Nepal
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 486.09 current US$ per person against 429.26 current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 56.83 current US$ per person.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Nepal ranks 167th and Papua New Guinea ranks 170th of 206 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.75 current US$ per person | 53.67 current US$ per person | 47.91 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 10.41 current US$ per person | 185.99 current US$ per person | 175.58 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 27.15 current US$ per person | 348.29 current US$ per person | 321.15 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 50.99 current US$ per person | 318.37 current US$ per person | 267.38 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 91.34 current US$ per person | 283.16 current US$ per person | 191.82 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 294.57 current US$ per person | 437.44 current US$ per person | 142.86 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 441.3 current US$ per person | 467.11 current US$ per person | 25.81 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$), per capita, Nepal or Papua New Guinea?
- Nepal, at 486.09 current US$ 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$), per capita between Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 56.83 current US$ per person, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Nepal ranks 167th and Papua New Guinea ranks 170th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.