Japan 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
- Japan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.2% against 36.6% in Japan, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 20th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.9% | 2.5% | 9.5% | Japan |
| 1970s | 13.6% | 1.6% | 12.0% | Japan |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 3.2% | 14.3% | Japan |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 7.5% | 15.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 15.0% | 17.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 29.3% | 7.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 39.0% | 1.6% | Papua New Guinea |
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, Japan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 39.2% against 36.6% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Japan and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Papua New Guinea?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Japan ranks 20th 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.