Papua New Guinea vs Tonga: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Papua New Guinea
0.5892 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2004
Tonga
0.6068 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
60th
Tonga rank
58th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tonga
00.20.40.60.8196119922024

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.6068 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5892 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Tonga ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 60th and Tonga ranks 58th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4484 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6446 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1962 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tonga
1980s 0.5373 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.668 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1307 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tonga
1990s 0.4674 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5346 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0672 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tonga
2000s 0.5449 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5183 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.6068 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5892 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
30 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2004.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tonga rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 60th and Tonga ranks 58th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 11,441 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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