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

Malaysia
2.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2004
Malaysia rank
112th
Papua New Guinea rank
114th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.5 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 112th and Papua New Guinea ranks 114th of 193 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 1.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3224 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1970s 1.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.361 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.7156 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1980s 1.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4502 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.8983 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1990s 2.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6454 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 3.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Malaysia or Papua New Guinea?
Malaysia, at 2.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
0.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
44 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2004.
How do Malaysia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Malaysia ranks 112th and Papua New Guinea ranks 114th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current 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 (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 9,037 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (current 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.