Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Share of imports that come from China
Laos
26.4%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
26.5%
in 2025
Laos rank
41st
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Share of imports that come from China over time
- Laos
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 26.5% against 26.4% in Laos, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Laos ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 0.4% | Laos |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 1.5% | 4.4% | Laos |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 5.9% | 14.7% | Laos |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 12.9% | 9.4% | Laos |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 24.0% | 1.3% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of imports that come from china, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 26.5% against 26.4% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of imports that come from china between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of imports that come from china?
- Laos ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.