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
00.20.40.6197620002025

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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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,722 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.