Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Australia
0.2361 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.2299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
171st
Papua New Guinea rank
174th
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Australia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.2361 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Australia ranks 171st and Papua New Guinea ranks 174th of 199 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1798 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4935 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.19 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4537 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2637 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.2249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0921 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.2142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2472 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.033 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 imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
- Australia, at 0.2361 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Australia ranks 171st and Papua New Guinea ranks 174th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods and services (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.