Papua New Guinea vs Uruguay: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Papua New Guinea
0.1422 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Uruguay
0.1517 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
188th
Uruguay rank
185th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.1517 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1422 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 188th and Uruguay ranks 185th of 203 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.3926 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1294 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.4339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1485 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2854 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.3249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.1799 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1715 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1591 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0049 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$), per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.1517 current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?
- 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Uruguay rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 188th and Uruguay ranks 185th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.