Middle income vs Papua New Guinea: External balance on goods and services
External balance on goods and services over time
- Middle income
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 13.2% against 1.1% in Middle income, a difference of 12.1%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 12.0 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Middle income ahead.
Middle income ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 44 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.8% | -18.6% | 17.7% | Middle income |
| 1970s | -1.0% | -8.2% | 7.2% | Middle income |
| 1980s | -1.6% | -13.1% | 11.5% | Middle income |
| 1990s | -1.0% | 5.6% | 6.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 12.3% | 11.4% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services, Middle income or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 13.2% against 1.1% in Middle income as of 2004.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services between Middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 12.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2004.
- How do Middle income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for external balance on goods and services?
- Middle income ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 44 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.