Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Service imports

Namibia
2.47 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2.40 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Namibia rank
114th
Papua New Guinea rank
116th

Service imports over time

  • Namibia
  • Papua New Guinea
01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B197620002024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 2.47 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.40 billion BoP, current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 73.17 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Namibia ranks 114th and Papua New Guinea ranks 116th of 199 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 483.66 million BoP, current US$ 691.06 million BoP, current US$ 207.39 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2000s 395.92 million BoP, current US$ 1.21 billion BoP, current US$ 816.12 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2010s 679.27 million BoP, current US$ 2.54 billion BoP, current US$ 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.53 billion BoP, current US$ 2.34 billion BoP, current US$ 808.02 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
Namibia, at 2.47 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.40 billion BoP, current US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in service imports between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
73.17 million BoP, current US$, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for service imports?
Namibia ranks 114th and Papua New Guinea ranks 116th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Service imports (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,773 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.