Nepal vs Papua New Guinea: External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth

Nepal
-4.37 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-4.41 % change on previous year
in 2004
Nepal rank
97th
Papua New Guinea rank
98th

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

  • Nepal
  • Papua New Guinea
-5000500196219932025

How they compare

Nepal currently reports -4.37 % change on previous year against -4.41 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.04 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 97th and Papua New Guinea ranks 98th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s -233.84 % change on previous year -22.46 % change on previous year 211.38 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1970s -20.41 % change on previous year -28.45 % change on previous year 8.04 % change on previous year Nepal
1980s -14.04 % change on previous year -12.15 % change on previous year 1.89 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1990s -1.37 % change on previous year 134.79 % change on previous year 136.16 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s -22.74 % change on previous year 95.07 % change on previous year 117.81 % 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 us$), annual growth, Nepal or Papua New Guinea?
Nepal, at -4.37 % change on previous year against -4.41 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in external balance on goods and services (current us$), annual growth between Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
0.04 % change on previous year, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
38 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2004.
How do Nepal and Papua New Guinea rank globally for external balance on goods and services (current us$), annual growth?
Nepal ranks 97th and Papua New Guinea ranks 98th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External balance on goods and services (current US$), 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 US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 8,628 data points, 1961–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in External balance on goods and services (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.