Mali vs Papua New Guinea: Goods imports

Mali
5.49 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4.69 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Mali rank
136th
Papua New Guinea rank
138th

Goods imports over time

  • Mali
  • Papua New Guinea
02.0B4.0B6.0B197519992024

How they compare

Mali currently reports 5.49 billion BoP, current US$ against 4.69 billion BoP, current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 804.08 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mali ranks 136th and Papua New Guinea ranks 138th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 173.03 million BoP, current US$ 616.45 million BoP, current US$ 443.42 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
1980s 306.08 million BoP, current US$ 1.07 billion BoP, current US$ 767.01 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
1990s 525.33 million BoP, current US$ 1.27 billion BoP, current US$ 744.77 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2000s 1.34 billion BoP, current US$ 1.78 billion BoP, current US$ 440.85 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2010s 3.32 billion BoP, current US$ 3.82 billion BoP, current US$ 492.65 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2020s 5.25 billion BoP, current US$ 4.79 billion BoP, current US$ 466.68 million BoP, current US$ Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports, Mali or Papua New Guinea?
Mali, at 5.49 billion BoP, current US$ against 4.69 billion BoP, current US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports between Mali and Papua New Guinea?
804.08 million BoP, current US$, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Mali and Papua New Guinea rank globally for goods imports?
Mali ranks 136th and Papua New Guinea ranks 138th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,762 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods occur when there are changes in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.