Ecuador vs Papua New Guinea: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita
Ecuador
1,989 current LCU per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1,178 current LCU per person
in 2004
Ecuador rank
188th
Papua New Guinea rank
191st
Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita over time
- Ecuador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1,989 current LCU per person against 1,178 current LCU per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 811 current LCU per person.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.7 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 188th and Papua New Guinea ranks 191st of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.1 current LCU per person | 53.87 current LCU per person | 6.76 current LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 179.25 current LCU per person | 166.15 current LCU per person | 13.1 current LCU per person | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 332.8 current LCU per person | 361.94 current LCU per person | 29.14 current LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 434.08 current LCU per person | 581.1 current LCU per person | 147.02 current LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 556.61 current LCU per person | 1,048 current LCU per person | 491.82 current LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita, Ecuador or Papua New Guinea?
- Ecuador, at 1,989 current LCU per person against 1,178 current LCU per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita between Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
- 811 current LCU per person, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2004.
- How do Ecuador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 188th and Papua New Guinea ranks 191st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita. 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 (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.