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