Papua New Guinea vs Upper middle income: 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
- Upper middle income
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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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.