Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World

Laos
0.0%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.1%
in 2023
Laos rank
194th
Papua New Guinea rank
192nd

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time

  • Laos
  • Papua New Guinea
00.511.52196919962023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Laos, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Laos ranks 194th and Papua New Guinea ranks 192nd of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0% 0.7% 0.6% Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.5% 0.1% 0.4% Laos
1990s 0.0% 0.5% 0.4% Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.1% 0.4% 0.4% Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from economies in the arab world, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
17 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
Laos ranks 194th and Papua New Guinea ranks 192nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,444 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.