Lower middle income vs Papua New Guinea: Trade
Lower middle income
46.6%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
131.1%
in 2004
Lower middle income rank
39th
Papua New Guinea rank
36th
Trade over time
- Lower middle income
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 131.1% against 46.6% in Lower middle income, a difference of 84.5%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.8 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 39th 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 | Lower middle income | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.0% | 53.7% | 32.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 24.7% | 83.6% | 58.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 28.0% | 94.4% | 66.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 31.1% | 99.1% | 68.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 121.3% | 83.8% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade, Lower middle income or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 131.1% against 46.6% in Lower middle income as of 2004.
- What is the difference in trade between Lower middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 84.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2004.
- How do Lower middle income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for trade?
- Lower middle income ranks 39th 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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About this data
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.