American Samoa vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- American Samoa
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.8% against 1.6% in American Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times American Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 192nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 190th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.1% | 1.9% | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 1.5% | 5.5% | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 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 outside, American Samoa or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.8% against 1.6% in American Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between American Samoa and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- American Samoa ranks 192nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 190th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.