Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1422 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1422 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 12.7%
World rank
188th
of 203 countries
All-time high
0.5048 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1981
All-time low
0.0996 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2016
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.1422 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.5048 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0996 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.
Papua New Guinea ranks 188th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2603 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.2696 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2899 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3574 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3811 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4678 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 0.496 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3866 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.1% |
| 1973 | 0.274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.1% |
| 1974 | 0.353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4364 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.6% |
| 1976 | 0.332 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3913 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3953 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3937 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4619 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4939 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4371 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3706 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 0.381 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4314 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3705 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3392 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2611 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2766 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3377 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3466 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3417 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3269 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3476 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3791 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3866 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3553 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2747 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2671 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2467 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2545 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1723 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0996 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1345 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.0% |
| 2018 | 0.146 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1667 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1506 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1673 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1857 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1629 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1422 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3926 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.496 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3706 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2611 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1799 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0996 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2545 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1422 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1857 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 185 Uruguay 0.1517 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 186 Haiti 0.1443 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 187 Nigeria 0.1425 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 189 Yemen 0.1403 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 190 Venezuela 0.1385 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 191 Bermuda 0.1381 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Merchandise trade 62.0% (2025)
- Food imports 16.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 15.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,444 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea was 0.1422 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5048 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0996 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 188th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.