Malta vs Papua New Guinea: Changes in inventories

Malta
178.00 million current LCU
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
236.30 million current LCU
in 2004
Malta rank
110th
Papua New Guinea rank
108th

Changes in inventories over time

  • Malta
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 236.30 million current LCU against 178.00 million current LCU in Malta, a difference of 58.30 million current LCU.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 110th and Papua New Guinea ranks 108th of 185 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 19.64 million current LCU 26.51 million current LCU 6.87 million current LCU Papua New Guinea
1980s 59.73 million current LCU 17.34 million current LCU 42.39 million current LCU Malta
1990s 60.57 million current LCU 174.22 million current LCU 113.64 million current LCU Papua New Guinea
2000s 44.12 million current LCU 198.96 million current LCU 154.84 million current LCU Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher changes in inventories, Malta or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 236.30 million current LCU against 178.00 million current LCU in Malta as of 2004.
What is the difference in changes in inventories between Malta and Papua New Guinea?
58.30 million current LCU, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2004.
How do Malta and Papua New Guinea rank globally for changes in inventories?
Malta ranks 110th and Papua New Guinea ranks 108th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Changes in inventories (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Changes in inventories (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 7,889 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.