Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: 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
Zambia
1.78 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2010
Papua New Guinea rank
100th
Zambia rank
99th

Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 1.78 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.67 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.11 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 100th and Zambia ranks 99th of 179 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 1 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3972 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6043 constant LCU per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 1.74 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 1.25 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4919 constant LCU per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

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 Zambia?
Zambia, at 1.78 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.67 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2010.
What is the difference in exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
0.11 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2004.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 100th and Zambia ranks 99th 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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Indicator
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 7,590 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.