Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Goods imports

Mauritania
4.32 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4.69 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Mauritania rank
142nd
Papua New Guinea rank
139th

Goods imports over time

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

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.69 billion BoP, current US$ against 4.32 billion BoP, current US$ in Mauritania, a difference of 363.97 million BoP, current US$.

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

Across all 36 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 142nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 139th of 200 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 280.16 million BoP, current US$ 616.45 million BoP, current US$ 336.28 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
1980s 360.69 million BoP, current US$ 1.07 billion BoP, current US$ 712.41 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
1990s 363.30 million BoP, current US$ 1.29 billion BoP, current US$ 928.87 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2010s 2.53 billion BoP, current US$ 3.80 billion BoP, current US$ 1.27 billion BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2020s 3.97 billion BoP, current US$ 4.79 billion BoP, current US$ 813.85 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 4.69 billion BoP, current US$ against 4.32 billion BoP, current US$ in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
363.97 million BoP, current US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for goods imports?
Mauritania ranks 142nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 139th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$). 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
247 places, 9,784 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.