Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time
- Australia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 40.0% against 39.2% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 206 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | 2.5% | 1.9% | Australia |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1.9% | Australia |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 3.2% | 2.5% | Australia |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 7.5% | 5.7% | Australia |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 15.0% | 11.8% | Australia |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 29.3% | 7.6% | Australia |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 39.0% | 1.1% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
- Australia, at 40.0% against 39.2% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.8%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Australia ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region 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.