Guam vs Papua New Guinea: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Guam
20.1%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
20.6%
in 2024
Guam rank
154th
Papua New Guinea rank
152nd
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Guam
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 20.6% against 20.1% in Guam, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Guam ranks 154th and Papua New Guinea ranks 152nd of 201 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 35.3% | 15.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 29.4% | 11.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 19.6% | 4.6% | Guam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Guam or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 20.6% against 20.1% in Guam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Guam and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Papua New Guinea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Guam and Papua New Guinea rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Guam ranks 154th and Papua New Guinea ranks 152nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).