Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Imports of goods, services and primary income

Botswana
8.72 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
9.08 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Botswana rank
134th
Papua New Guinea rank
131st

Imports of goods, services and primary income over time

  • Botswana
  • Papua New Guinea
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B197519992024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 9.08 billion BoP, current US$ against 8.72 billion BoP, current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 365.61 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Botswana ranks 134th and Papua New Guinea ranks 131st of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 453.29 million BoP, current US$ 924.53 million BoP, current US$ 471.24 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
1980s 1.16 billion BoP, current US$ 1.64 billion BoP, current US$ 486.38 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
1990s 2.58 billion BoP, current US$ 2.33 billion BoP, current US$ 251.66 million BoP, current US$ Botswana
2000s 4.58 billion BoP, current US$ 3.53 billion BoP, current US$ 1.05 billion BoP, current US$ Botswana
2010s 8.88 billion BoP, current US$ 7.35 billion BoP, current US$ 1.53 billion BoP, current US$ Botswana
2020s 8.84 billion BoP, current US$ 8.89 billion BoP, current US$ 48.68 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 9.08 billion BoP, current US$ against 8.72 billion BoP, current US$ in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
365.61 million BoP, current US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income?
Botswana ranks 134th and Papua New Guinea ranks 131st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,801 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. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. 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.