Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 39.3% against 39.2% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Thailand ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 17th of 206 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.8% | 0.4% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 2.0% | 0.5% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 8.9% | 5.8% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 10.5% | 3.0% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 22.2% | 7.2% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 32.5% | 3.1% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 39.5% | 0.5% | Thailand |
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, Papua New Guinea or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 39.3% 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 Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Thailand rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 17th 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.