Low & middle income 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
- Low & middle income
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.2% against 23.8% in Low & middle income, a difference of 15.4%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.6 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Low & middle income ranks 17th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 0.6% | Low & middle income |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 0.9% | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 0.5% | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 7.5% | 2.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 15.0% | 2.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 29.3% | 10.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 39.0% | 15.6% | 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, Low & middle income or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 39.2% against 23.8% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Low & middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 15.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Low & middle income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Low & middle income ranks 17th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 47 groups.
- 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.