Papua New Guinea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External balance on goods and services

Papua New Guinea
13.2%
in 2004
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-0.0%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
20th

External balance on goods and services over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-40-20020196119932025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 13.2% against -0.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 13.2%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1,138.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s -1.0% 0.4% 1.4% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s -13.1% 1.1% 14.2% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 5.6% 1.0% 4.6% Papua New Guinea
2000s 12.3% 1.2% 11.1% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external balance on goods and services, Papua New Guinea or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Papua New Guinea, at 13.2% against -0.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2004.
What is the difference in external balance on goods and services between Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
13.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
29 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2004.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external balance on goods and services?
Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th 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 (% of GDP). 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 (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
237 places, 11,345 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 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.