South Korea vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- South Korea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 58.9% against 58.5% in South Korea, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.6% | 96.7% | 3.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 92.4% | 97.0% | 4.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 88.3% | 96.2% | 7.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 91.6% | 9.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 83.9% | 12.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 69.1% | 5.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 58.8% | 0.2% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, South Korea or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 58.9% against 58.5% in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between South Korea and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Papua New Guinea?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- South Korea ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.