Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise imports from high-income economies

Malaysia
58.4%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
58.9%
in 2023
Malaysia rank
105th
Papua New Guinea rank
102nd

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

  • Malaysia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 58.9% against 58.4% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Malaysia ranks 105th and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd of 206 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 79.0% 96.7% 17.7% Papua New Guinea
1970s 83.5% 97.0% 13.6% Papua New Guinea
1980s 88.4% 96.2% 7.8% Papua New Guinea
1990s 88.3% 91.6% 3.2% Papua New Guinea
2000s 73.7% 83.9% 10.2% Papua New Guinea
2010s 60.6% 69.1% 8.6% Papua New Guinea
2020s 57.4% 58.8% 1.5% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Malaysia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 58.9% against 58.4% in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
0.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
53 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
Malaysia ranks 105th 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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Indicator
Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% 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, 13,511 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.