Papua New Guinea vs United States of America: External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth

Papua New Guinea
-13.34 % change on previous year
in 2004
United States of America
-14.24 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
119th
United States of America rank
120th

External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • United States of America
-5000500196219932024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports -13.34 % change on previous year against -14.24 % change on previous year in United States of America, a difference of 0.9 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 119th and United States of America ranks 120th of 192 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 30.78 % change on previous year -104.91 % change on previous year 135.69 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1980s -14.21 % change on previous year -33.8 % change on previous year 19.59 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1990s 162.72 % change on previous year -20.67 % change on previous year 183.39 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s 89.26 % change on previous year -20.52 % change on previous year 109.78 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external balance on goods and services (current lcu), annual growth, Papua New Guinea or United States of America?
Papua New Guinea, at -13.34 % change on previous year against -14.24 % change on previous year in United States of America as of 2004.
What is the difference in external balance on goods and services (current lcu), annual growth between Papua New Guinea and United States of America?
0.9 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United States of America?
31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2004.
How do Papua New Guinea and United States of America rank globally for external balance on goods and services (current lcu), annual growth?
Papua New Guinea ranks 119th and United States of America ranks 120th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External balance on goods and services (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
External balance on goods and services (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
192 places, 8,589 data points, 1961–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in External balance on goods and services (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.