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
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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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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.