Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.5892 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004. ▲ Rising

Latest (2004)
0.5892 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
60th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.605 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1982
All-time low
0.2792 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1962
Years of data
44
1961–2004

Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2004

00.20.40.61961198220041961: 0.281 current US$ per US$ of GDP1962: 0.279 current US$ per US$ of GDP1963: 0.31 current US$ per US$ of GDP1964: 0.343 current US$ per US$ of GDP1965: 0.38 current US$ per US$ of GDP1966: 0.401 current US$ per US$ of GDP1967: 0.396 current US$ per US$ of GDP1968: 0.401 current US$ per US$ of GDP1969: 0.459 current US$ per US$ of GDP1970: 0.539 current US$ per US$ of GDP1971: 0.582 current US$ per US$ of GDP1972: 0.482 current US$ per US$ of GDP1973: 0.348 current US$ per US$ of GDP1974: 0.398 current US$ per US$ of GDP1975: 0.462 current US$ per US$ of GDP1976: 0.408 current US$ per US$ of GDP1977: 0.463 current US$ per US$ of GDP1978: 0.454 current US$ per US$ of GDP1979: 0.456 current US$ per US$ of GDP1980: 0.533 current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0.587 current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.605 current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.535 current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.524 current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.514 current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.497 current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.519 current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.527 current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.489 current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.522 current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.457 current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.369 current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.398 current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.437 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.484 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.501 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.488 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.529 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.492 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.523 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.58 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.54 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.589 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.5892 current US$ per US$ of GDP for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2004.

That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.605 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.2792 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1962.

That places Papua New Guinea 60th out of 193 countries with data for 2004, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1961 to 2004.
Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1961 0.2813 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1962 0.2792 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.8%
1963 0.3097 current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.9%
1964 0.343 current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.8%
1965 0.3798 current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.7%
1966 0.4013 current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.7%
1967 0.3963 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.3%
1968 0.4007 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.1%
1969 0.459 current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.5%
1970 0.5394 current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.5%
1971 0.5824 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.0%
1972 0.4825 current US$ per US$ of GDP -17.2%
1973 0.3482 current US$ per US$ of GDP -27.8%
1974 0.3984 current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.4%
1975 0.4616 current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.9%
1976 0.4078 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.7%
1977 0.4627 current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.5%
1978 0.4542 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.8%
1979 0.4559 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.4%
1980 0.5332 current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.0%
1981 0.5874 current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.2%
1982 0.605 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.0%
1983 0.5345 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.6%
1984 0.5315 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.6%
1985 0.5244 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.3%
1986 0.5135 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.1%
1987 0.4967 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.3%
1988 0.5192 current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.5%
1989 0.5275 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.6%
1990 0.4895 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.2%
1991 0.5215 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.6%
1992 0.457 current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.4%
1993 0.3695 current US$ per US$ of GDP -19.2%
1994 0.3977 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.6%
1995 0.437 current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.9%
1996 0.484 current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.8%
1997 0.5005 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.4%
1998 0.4882 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.5%
1999 0.5289 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.3%
2000 0.4924 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.9%
2001 0.5225 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.1%
2002 0.58 current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.0%
2003 0.5403 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.8%
2004 0.5892 current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.0%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 0.5892 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4188 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 0.5892 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6331 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3611 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2792 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.459 current US$ per US$ of GDP 9
1970s 0.4593 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3482 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5824 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.5373 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4967 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.605 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.4674 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3695 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5289 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.5449 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4924 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5892 current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 57 Republic of Moldova 0.6091 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 58 Tonga 0.6068 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 59 Denmark 0.5911 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 61 Lebanon 0.5892 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 62 Serbia 0.5861 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 63 Belarus 0.5703 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea?
Imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea was 0.5892 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.605 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982.
What is the lowest imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2792 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1962.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 60th out of 193 countries with data for 2004.
Is imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
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238 places, 11,441 data points, 1960–2025
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Imports of goods and services (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.