Faroe Islands vs Papua New Guinea: External balance on goods and services

Faroe Islands
938.80 million current LCU
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.68 billion current LCU
in 2004
Faroe Islands rank
72nd
Papua New Guinea rank
71st

External balance on goods and services over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Papua New Guinea
-2.0B-1.0B01.0B2.0B196119922024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.68 billion current LCU against 938.80 million current LCU in Faroe Islands, a difference of 737.00 million current LCU.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.8 times Faroe Islands's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 72nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 71st of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s -29.94 million current LCU -69.95 million current LCU 40.01 million current LCU Faroe Islands
1970s -99.02 million current LCU -51.51 million current LCU 47.51 million current LCU Papua New Guinea
1980s -585.80 million current LCU -289.52 million current LCU 296.28 million current LCU Papua New Guinea
1990s 356.77 million current LCU 407.27 million current LCU 50.50 million current LCU Papua New Guinea
2000s -595.56 million current LCU 1.39 billion current LCU 1.99 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external balance on goods and services, Faroe Islands or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.68 billion current LCU against 938.80 million current LCU in Faroe Islands as of 2004.
What is the difference in external balance on goods and services between Faroe Islands and Papua New Guinea?
737.00 million current LCU, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Papua New Guinea?
43 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2004.
How do Faroe Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for external balance on goods and services?
Faroe Islands ranks 72nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 71st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as External balance on goods and services (current LCU). 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)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 9,072 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. 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.