Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea: Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP

Kiribati
1.2 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.36 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2004
Kiribati rank
108th
Papua New Guinea rank
106th

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Kiribati
  • Papua New Guinea
12345196119922024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.36 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.2 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Kiribati, a difference of 0.16 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.

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

Across all 25 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 108th and Papua New Guinea ranks 106th of 179 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 3.08 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 1.32 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 1.76 constant LCU per US$ of GDP Kiribati
1990s 2.42 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.8208 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 1.6 constant LCU per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2000s 2.09 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 1.43 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6653 constant LCU per US$ of GDP Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.36 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.2 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Kiribati as of 2004.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
0.16 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2004.
How do Kiribati and Papua New Guinea rank globally for imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
Kiribati ranks 108th and Papua New Guinea ranks 106th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), 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 (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 7,734 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.