OECD members vs Papua New Guinea: Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate
OECD members
7.91 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
21.1 % change on previous year
in 2004
OECD members rank
23rd
Papua New Guinea rank
20th
Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- OECD members
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 21.1 % change on previous year against 7.91 % change on previous year in OECD members, a difference of 13.19 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.7 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
OECD members ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 20th of 45 groups.
OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.8 % change on previous year | 13.45 % change on previous year | 6.35 % change on previous year | OECD members |
| 1980s | 7.66 % change on previous year | 6.58 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | OECD members |
| 1990s | 6.47 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | 5.39 % change on previous year | OECD members |
| 2000s | 8.97 % change on previous year | 5.23 % change on previous year | 3.75 % change on previous year | OECD members |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), annual growth rate, OECD members or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 21.1 % change on previous year against 7.91 % change on previous year in OECD members as of 2004.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), annual growth rate between OECD members and Papua New Guinea?
- 13.19 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2004.
- How do OECD members and Papua New Guinea rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), annual growth rate?
- OECD members ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 20th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Imports of goods and services (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.