Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 39.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Papua New Guinea, 1964–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Papua New Guinea stood at 39.2%.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Papua New Guinea peaked at 41.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1971.
That places Papua New Guinea 30th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 3.2% | — |
| 1965 | 2.3% | -27.8% |
| 1966 | 1.7% | -26.0% |
| 1967 | 3.2% | +83.4% |
| 1968 | 2.2% | -31.4% |
| 1969 | 2.1% | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | -43.5% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | -22.2% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | +25.3% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | +35.8% |
| 1974 | 2.5% | +60.9% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | -23.0% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | +23.7% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +41.5% |
| 1984 | 3.1% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | +21.4% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | +20.5% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +60.5% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | +22.9% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | -16.9% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 7.2% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | +39.7% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +27.0% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +18.1% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +26.7% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | +47.0% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 38.3% | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 38.7% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | -5.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 39.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.5%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 39.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.3%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 6 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 4.4% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 9.7% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 19.7% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 36.8% | 41.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 from low- and middle-income economies within in Papua New Guinea?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Papua New Guinea was 39.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1971.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 30th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.