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Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Papua New Guinea

Imports (% of GDP) in Papua New Guinea in 2004 — 58.92%. Ranked 41 in the world out of 172. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 30.79 pp.

2004 58.92% +4.89 pp vs 2003
World rank 41of 172
Period maximum 60.5%1982
Period minimum 27.92%1962

Trend over time

1961–2004 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Papua New Guinea, 1961–200420304050607019611966197119761981198619911996200120041961: 28.13%1962: 27.92%1963: 30.97%1964: 34.3%1965: 37.98%1966: 40.13%1967: 39.63%1968: 40.07%1969: 45.9%1970: 53.94%1971: 58.24%1972: 48.25%1973: 34.82%1974: 39.84%1975: 46.16%1976: 40.78%1977: 46.27%1978: 45.42%1979: 45.59%1980: 53.32%1981: 58.74%1982: 60.5%1983: 53.45%1984: 53.15%1985: 52.44%1986: 51.35%1987: 49.67%1988: 51.92%1989: 52.75%1990: 48.95%1991: 52.15%1992: 45.7%1993: 36.95%1994: 39.77%1995: 43.7%1996: 48.4%1997: 50.05%1998: 48.82%1999: 52.89%2000: 49.24%2001: 52.25%2002: 58%2003: 54.03%2004: 58.92%
Change over the period: +30.79 pp Annual average: 0.72 pp

Comparison, 2004

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 58.92%
World 25.48%
East Asia & Pacific 26.48%
Melanesia computed 50.61%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 28.56%
Imports (% of GDP) — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2004 58.92 +4.89 pp
2003 54.03 −3.97 pp
2002 58 +5.75 pp
2001 52.25 +3.01 pp
2000 49.24 −3.64 pp
1999 52.89 +4.07 pp
1998 48.82 −1.23 pp
1997 50.05 +1.65 pp
1996 48.4 +4.7 pp
1995 43.7 +3.93 pp
1994 39.77 +2.82 pp
1993 36.95 −8.76 pp
1992 45.7 −6.45 pp
1991 52.15 +3.21 pp
1990 48.95 −3.8 pp
1989 52.75 +0.82 pp
1988 51.92 +2.25 pp
1987 49.67 −1.68 pp
1986 51.35 −1.09 pp
1985 52.44 −0.71 pp
1984 53.15 −0.31 pp
1983 53.45 −7.04 pp
1982 60.5 +1.75 pp
1981 58.74 +5.42 pp
1980 53.32 +7.73 pp
1979 45.59 +0.17 pp
1978 45.42 −0.85 pp
1977 46.27 +5.49 pp
1976 40.78 −5.38 pp
1975 46.16 +6.32 pp
1974 39.84 +5.02 pp
1973 34.82 −13.43 pp
1972 48.25 −9.99 pp
1971 58.24 +4.3 pp
1970 53.94 +8.04 pp
1969 45.9 +5.82 pp
1968 40.07 +0.44 pp
1967 39.63 −0.5 pp
1966 40.13 +2.16 pp
1965 37.98 +3.68 pp
1964 34.3 +3.33 pp
1963 30.97 +3.05 pp
1962 27.92 −0.22 pp
1961 28.13 —

Melanesia, 2004

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

FJ Fiji 70.92 PG Papua New Guinea 58.92 VU Vanuatu 53.11 SB Solomon Islands 37.93 NC New Caledonia 36.59
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About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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