Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Transport services
Australia
16.4%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
16.6%
in 2024
Australia rank
173rd
Papua New Guinea rank
171st
Transport services over time
- Australia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 16.6% against 16.4% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Australia ranks 173rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 171st of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.4% | 43.6% | 6.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 24.2% | 11.3% | Australia |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 25.2% | 6.7% | Australia |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 20.3% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 20.2% | 2.5% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 16.6% against 16.4% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in transport services between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for transport services?
- Australia ranks 173rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 171st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.