Papua New Guinea vs Singapore: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 60.3% against 58.9% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd and Singapore ranks 99th of 206 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 | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.0% | 57.9% | 39.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 97.0% | 69.6% | 27.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 96.2% | 73.9% | 22.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 91.6% | 71.8% | 19.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 60.7% | 23.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 59.5% | 9.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 58.4% | 0.4% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Papua New Guinea or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 60.3% against 58.9% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Papua New Guinea and Singapore?
- 1.4%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Singapore?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Singapore rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd and Singapore ranks 99th 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.