Papua New Guinea vs Turkey: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary)
Papua New Guinea
21.7%
in 2025
Turkey
21.6%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
142nd
Turkey rank
143rd
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Turkey
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 21.7% against 21.6% in Turkey, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 142nd and Turkey ranks 143rd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.9% | 3.7% | 27.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 36.7% | 6.2% | 30.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 39.3% | 12.5% | 26.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 34.7% | 15.3% | 19.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 35.4% | 22.4% | 12.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 25.3% | 4.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 28.0% | 7.7% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Turkey?
- Papua New Guinea, at 21.7% against 21.6% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Turkey?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Turkey?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Turkey rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 142nd and Turkey ranks 143rd 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).