New Caledonia vs Papua New Guinea: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
New Caledonia
20.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
20.6%
in 2024
New Caledonia rank
153rd
Papua New Guinea rank
152nd
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- New Caledonia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 20.6% against 20.4% in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Caledonia ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 153rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 152nd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.9% | 32.2% | 8.7% | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 41.5% | 36.7% | 4.8% | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 33.1% | 39.3% | 6.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 28.1% | 34.7% | 6.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 35.4% | 7.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 29.4% | 0.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 20.0% | 6.0% | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, New Caledonia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 20.6% against 20.4% in New Caledonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- New Caledonia ranks 153rd 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).