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

Papua New Guinea
18,213 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
16,595 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
175th
Suriname rank
178th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 18,213 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,595 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Suriname, a difference of 1,618 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Suriname ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 175th and Suriname ranks 178th of 198 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 8,935 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,431 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 495.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Suriname
2010s 14,039 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,095 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 55.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Suriname
2020s 15,749 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,824 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 925.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Suriname?
Papua New Guinea, at 18,213 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,595 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
1,618 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Suriname rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 175th and Suriname ranks 178th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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.