Kazakhstan vs Papua New Guinea: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary)
Kazakhstan
21.4%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
21.7%
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
144th
Papua New Guinea rank
142nd
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) over time
- Kazakhstan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 21.7% against 21.4% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 144th and Papua New Guinea ranks 142nd of 201 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 33.4% | 17.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 35.4% | 7.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 29.4% | 10.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 20.3% | 3.7% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Kazakhstan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 21.7% against 21.4% in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Kazakhstan ranks 144th and Papua New Guinea ranks 142nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026); 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).