Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Papua New Guinea: Trade

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
47.5%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
131.1%
in 2004
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
35th
Papua New Guinea rank
36th

Trade over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 131.1% against 47.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 83.6%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 43 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 18.9% 53.7% 34.7% Papua New Guinea
1970s 23.2% 83.6% 60.5% Papua New Guinea
1980s 26.3% 94.4% 68.1% Papua New Guinea
1990s 27.6% 99.1% 71.6% Papua New Guinea
2000s 35.1% 121.3% 86.2% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trade, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 131.1% against 47.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2004.
What is the difference in trade between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Papua New Guinea?
83.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Papua New Guinea?
44 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2004.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for trade?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Trade (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 11,229 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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.