Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita

Papua New Guinea
443.02 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Zambia
472.23 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
165th
Zambia rank
163rd

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zambia
0200400600197620002024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 472.23 BoP, current US$ per person against 443.02 BoP, current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 29.21 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 165th and Zambia ranks 163rd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 242.28 BoP, current US$ per person 123.66 BoP, current US$ per person 118.62 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 310.57 BoP, current US$ per person 117.16 BoP, current US$ per person 193.41 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 267.86 BoP, current US$ per person 118.87 BoP, current US$ per person 148.99 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 268.19 BoP, current US$ per person 190.29 BoP, current US$ per person 77.9 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 446.89 BoP, current US$ per person 453.45 BoP, current US$ per person 6.56 BoP, current US$ per person Zambia
2020s 468.35 BoP, current US$ per person 378.87 BoP, current US$ per person 89.49 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
Zambia, at 472.23 BoP, current US$ per person against 443.02 BoP, current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
29.21 BoP, current US$ per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 165th and Zambia ranks 163rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.