Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP

Papua New Guinea
56.9%
in 2024
Vanuatu
56.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
102nd
Vanuatu rank
107th

Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 56.9% against 56.4% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd and Vanuatu ranks 107th of 218 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 87.8% 49.7% 38.1% Papua New Guinea
2010s 56.4% 49.3% 7.1% Papua New Guinea
2020s 58.4% 44.5% 13.9% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu?
Papua New Guinea, at 56.9% against 56.4% in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
0.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd and Vanuatu ranks 107th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
255 places, 6,196 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed