Papua New Guinea vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East

Papua New Guinea
39.2%
in 2023
Upper middle income
23.5%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
18th
Upper middle income rank
20th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.2% against 23.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 15.7%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.7 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 2.5% 3.3% 0.8% Upper middle income
1970s 1.6% 2.5% 0.9% Upper middle income
1980s 3.2% 3.6% 0.4% Upper middle income
1990s 7.5% 5.2% 2.3% Papua New Guinea
2000s 15.0% 11.8% 3.2% Papua New Guinea
2010s 29.3% 18.7% 10.6% Papua New Guinea
2020s 39.0% 23.0% 16.0% 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, Papua New Guinea or Upper middle income?
Papua New Guinea, at 39.2% against 23.5% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income?
15.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income?
56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 20th 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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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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, 13,103 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.