Papua New Guinea vs Singapore: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Papua New Guinea
1.67 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2004
Singapore
2.17 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
100th
Singapore rank
97th
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 2.17 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.67 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.5 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 100th and Singapore ranks 97th of 179 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.7 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.9 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 1970s | 1.91 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.74 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.83 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.9957 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.63 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.63 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.9147 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.34 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.42 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.74 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.09 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.35 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 2.17 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.67 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Singapore?
- 0.5 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Singapore?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2004.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Singapore rank globally for exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 100th and Singapore ranks 97th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.