Papua New Guinea vs Paraguay: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 62.0% against 61.3% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 79th and Paraguay ranks 82nd of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.0% | 22.6% | 26.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 72.5% | 24.6% | 47.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 79.9% | 22.3% | 57.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 80.4% | 45.8% | 34.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 58.5% | 29.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 55.1% | 1.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 60.7% | 0.8% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Papua New Guinea or Paraguay?
- Papua New Guinea, at 62.0% against 61.3% in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?
- 0.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Paraguay rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 79th and Paraguay ranks 82nd 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.