Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Nigeria
0.1478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.1521 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nigeria rank
184th
Papua New Guinea rank
183rd

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Nigeria
  • Papua New Guinea
00.10.20.30.4197620002025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1521 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Nigeria ranks 184th and Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd of 199 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2788 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3454 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0665 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.1095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3855 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2944 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2998 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1778 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.11 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1839 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0739 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.1035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1662 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.1521 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Nigeria ranks 184th and Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,704 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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