Maldives vs Papua New Guinea: Where China ranks among a country’s import partners
Maldives
2 rank
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2 rank
in 2025
Maldives rank
66th
Papua New Guinea rank
66th
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners over time
- Maldives
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2 rank against 2 rank in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 rank.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Maldives ranks 66th and Papua New Guinea ranks 66th of 206 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.5 rank | 8.12 rank | 5.38 rank | Maldives |
| 1990s | 23.3 rank | 10.4 rank | 12.9 rank | Maldives |
| 2000s | 15.5 rank | 4.8 rank | 10.7 rank | Maldives |
| 2010s | 4.9 rank | 2.7 rank | 2.2 rank | Maldives |
| 2020s | 2.83 rank | 2 rank | 0.8333 rank | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher where china ranks among a country’s import partners, Maldives or Papua New Guinea?
- Maldives, at 2 rank against 2 rank in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in where china ranks among a country’s import partners between Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 rank, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Papua New Guinea rank globally for where china ranks among a country’s import partners?
- Maldives ranks 66th and Papua New Guinea ranks 66th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Where China ranks among a country’s import partners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rank of China among a country's import partners, based on import values that include the cost of goods, freight, and insurance. A rank of 1 means it is the country's largest import partner.