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

Papua New Guinea
1.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2004
Singapore
1.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
114th
Singapore rank
115th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Singapore, a difference of 0.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 114th and Singapore ranks 115th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3224 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP 3.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP Singapore
1970s 0.361 current LCU per US$ of GDP 3.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP 3.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP Singapore
1980s 0.4502 current LCU per US$ of GDP 3.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP 3.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP Singapore
1990s 0.6454 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP Singapore
2000s 1.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP 3.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP Singapore

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, Papua New Guinea or Singapore?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Singapore as of 2004.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Singapore?
0.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Singapore?
44 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2004.
How do Papua New Guinea and Singapore rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 114th and Singapore ranks 115th 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.