Gabon vs Papua New Guinea: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Gabon
19,596 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
18,213 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon rank
172nd
Papua New Guinea rank
175th

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Gabon
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 19,596 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,213 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

Across all 37 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 172nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 175th of 198 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 4,720 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,127 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,592 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
1980s 6,542 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,141 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,401 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
1990s 7,119 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,331 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
2000s 9,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,495 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
2010s 22,779 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,514 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,264 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Gabon or Papua New Guinea?
Gabon, at 19,596 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,213 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2015.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Gabon and Papua New Guinea?
1,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Papua New Guinea?
37 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2015.
How do Gabon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Gabon ranks 172nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 175th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (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, 9,368 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.