Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Trade in services
Papua New Guinea
8.0%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
8.1%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
176th
Sierra Leone rank
175th
Trade in services over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 8.1% against 8.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 176th and Sierra Leone ranks 175th of 200 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.9% | 8.6% | 4.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 15.7% | 9.1% | 6.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 16.7% | 6.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 7.9% | 18.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 10.9% | 3.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 5.4% | 3.4% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade in services, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 8.1% against 8.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in trade in services between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for trade in services?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 176th and Sierra Leone ranks 175th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.