Greenland vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Greenland
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 63.2% against 62.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 76th and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.6% | 72.5% | 22.1% | Greenland |
| 1980s | 106.8% | 79.9% | 26.9% | Greenland |
| 1990s | 69.3% | 80.4% | 11.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 53.4% | 87.8% | 34.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 56.4% | 5.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 59.7% | 58.8% | 0.8% | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Greenland or Papua New Guinea?
- Greenland, at 63.2% against 62.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Greenland and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.2%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Papua New Guinea?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Greenland ranks 76th and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.