Japan vs Papua New Guinea: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Japan
0.225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.2299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Japan rank
177th
Papua New Guinea rank
174th
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Japan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.2299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Japan ranks 177th and Papua New Guinea ranks 174th of 199 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0878 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4859 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3981 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.1199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.39 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.1681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.2075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2472 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0397 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$), per unit of gdp, Japan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.2299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Japan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Papua New Guinea?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Japan ranks 177th and Papua New Guinea ranks 174th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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.