Papua New Guinea vs World: External balance on goods and services

Papua New Guinea
13.2%
in 2004
World
1.0%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
18th
World rank
17th

External balance on goods and services over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • World
-40-20020196119932025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 13.2% against 1.0% in World, a difference of 12.2%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 13.5 times World's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was World ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and World ranks 17th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and World in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea World Difference Ahead
1970s -8.2% -0.1% 8.1% World
1980s -13.1% -0.5% 12.5% World
1990s 5.6% 0.3% 5.3% Papua New Guinea
2000s 12.3% 0.1% 12.2% 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 World?
Papua New Guinea, at 13.2% against 1.0% in World as of 2004.
What is the difference in external balance on goods and services between Papua New Guinea and World?
12.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and World?
35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2004.
How do Papua New Guinea and World rank globally for external balance on goods and services?
Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and World ranks 17th 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.