Early-demographic dividend vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within

Early-demographic dividend
12.3%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
39.2%
in 2023
Early-demographic dividend rank
27th
Papua New Guinea rank
30th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.2% against 12.3% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 26.9%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.2 times Early-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 30th of 46 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Early-demographic dividend averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 6.4% 2.5% 4.0% Early-demographic dividend
1970s 6.9% 1.6% 5.3% Early-demographic dividend
1980s 5.7% 3.2% 2.5% Early-demographic dividend
1990s 7.2% 7.5% 0.3% Papua New Guinea
2000s 9.8% 15.0% 5.2% Papua New Guinea
2010s 11.5% 29.3% 17.9% Papua New Guinea
2020s 12.4% 39.0% 26.7% 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 within, Early-demographic dividend or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 39.2% against 12.3% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Early-demographic dividend and Papua New Guinea?
26.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Papua New Guinea?
56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 30th of 46 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% 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 within region (% 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
249 places, 13,090 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.