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

Papua New Guinea
11,944 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
12,306 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
179th
Zambia rank
177th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zambia
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k197619992023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 12,306 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 11,944 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 362 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 179th and Zambia ranks 177th of 198 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 1,625 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 924.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 700.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 2,370 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,342 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 2,713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,388 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,325 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 3,936 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,084 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 851.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 8,428 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,409 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 10,625 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,570 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,054 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
Zambia, at 12,306 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 11,944 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
362 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 179th and Zambia ranks 177th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,350 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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