Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Nigeria
0.1425 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.1422 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria rank
187th
Papua New Guinea rank
188th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.1425 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1422 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Nigeria ranks 187th and Papua New Guinea ranks 188th of 203 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.1925 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3926 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.1211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0956 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.1188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.1021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1799 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0778 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.1076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0564 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
- Nigeria, at 0.1425 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1422 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 187th and Papua New Guinea ranks 188th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.