Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: Changes in inventories (current LCU), annual growth rate

Papua New Guinea
6.26 % change on previous year
in 2004
Vanuatu
7.14 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
82nd
Vanuatu rank
81st

Changes in inventories (current LCU), annual growth rate over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Vanuatu
-2000200400600196219932024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 7.14 % change on previous year against 6.26 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.88 % change on previous year.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd and Vanuatu ranks 81st of 172 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 12.78 % change on previous year 74.07 % change on previous year 61.29 % change on previous year Vanuatu
1990s 92.46 % change on previous year 85.3 % change on previous year 7.17 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s -4.51 % change on previous year 5.33 % change on previous year 9.84 % change on previous year Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher changes in inventories (current lcu), annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 7.14 % change on previous year against 6.26 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in changes in inventories (current lcu), annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
0.88 % change on previous year, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
19 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2004.
How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for changes in inventories (current lcu), annual growth rate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd and Vanuatu ranks 81st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Changes in inventories (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Changes in inventories (current LCU), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 6,851 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Changes in inventories (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.