Fiji vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise exports by continent of destination
Fiji
13.3%
in 2014
Papua New Guinea
22.1%
in 2014
Fiji rank
2nd
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Merchandise exports by continent of destination over time
- Fiji
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 22.1% against 13.3% in Fiji, a difference of 8.8%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.7 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Fiji ranks 2nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 6.4% | 0.2% | Fiji |
| 1970s | 6.1% | 4.6% | 1.5% | Fiji |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 4.1% | 2.8% | Fiji |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 18.4% | 5.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 32.2% | 18.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 26.7% | 11.4% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports by continent of destination, Fiji or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 22.1% against 13.3% in Fiji as of 2014.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports by continent of destination between Fiji and Papua New Guinea?
- 8.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Papua New Guinea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2014.
- How do Fiji and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise exports by continent of destination?
- Fiji ranks 2nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Merchandise exports by continent of destination. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Figures correspond to the value of merchandise exports by continental destination as a share of gross domestic product (GDP). All partner countries are classified into continent groupings according to OWID's classification.