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

Papua New Guinea
58.9%
in 2023
Singapore
60.3%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
102nd
Singapore rank
99th

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Singapore
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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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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.