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$), per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 472.23 BoP, current US$ 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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About this data
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.