Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Imports of goods and services

Papua New Guinea
2.31 billion current US$
in 2004
Sierra Leone
2.11 billion current US$
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
163rd
Sierra Leone rank
166th

Imports of goods and services over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.31 billion current US$ against 2.11 billion current US$ in Sierra Leone, a difference of 208.57 million current US$.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd and Sierra Leone ranks 166th of 193 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 169.14 million current US$ 106.94 million current US$ 62.20 million current US$ Papua New Guinea
1970s 615.00 million current US$ 182.46 million current US$ 432.53 million current US$ Papua New Guinea
1980s 1.49 billion current US$ 223.95 million current US$ 1.27 billion current US$ Papua New Guinea
1990s 2.03 billion current US$ 206.19 million current US$ 1.82 billion current US$ Papua New Guinea
2000s 1.86 billion current US$ 531.84 million current US$ 1.33 billion current US$ Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Papua New Guinea, at 2.31 billion current US$ against 2.11 billion current US$ in Sierra Leone as of 2004.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
208.57 million current US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
41 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2004.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for imports of goods and services?
Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd and Sierra Leone ranks 166th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$). 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$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 11,471 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.