COUNTRY / INDICATOR
Papua New Guinea Imports
Papua New Guinea imports: latest available value for 2004, historical series from 1961, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 58,92 | 4,89 |
| 2003 | 54,03 | -3,97 |
| 2002 | 58,00 | 5,75 |
| 2001 | 52,25 | 3,01 |
| 2000 | 49,24 | -3,64 |
| 1999 | 52,89 | 4,07 |
| 1998 | 48,82 | -1,23 |
| 1997 | 50,05 | 1,65 |
| 1996 | 48,40 | 4,70 |
| 1995 | 43,70 | 3,93 |
| 1994 | 39,77 | 2,82 |
| 1993 | 36,95 | -8,76 |
| 1992 | 45,70 | -6,45 |
| 1991 | 52,15 | 3,21 |
| 1990 | 48,95 | -3,80 |
| 1989 | 52,75 | 0,82 |
| 1988 | 51,92 | 2,25 |
| 1987 | 49,67 | -1,68 |
| 1986 | 51,35 | -1,09 |
| 1985 | 52,44 | -0,71 |
| 1984 | 53,15 | -0,31 |
| 1983 | 53,45 | -7,04 |
| 1982 | 60,50 | 1,75 |
| 1981 | 58,74 | 5,42 |
| 1980 | 53,32 | 7,73 |
| 1979 | 45,59 | 0,17 |
| 1978 | 45,42 | -0,85 |
| 1977 | 46,27 | 5,49 |
| 1976 | 40,78 | -5,38 |
| 1975 | 46,16 | 6,32 |
| 1974 | 39,84 | 5,02 |
| 1973 | 34,82 | -13,43 |
| 1972 | 48,25 | -9,99 |
| 1971 | 58,24 | 4,30 |
| 1970 | 53,94 | 8,04 |
| 1969 | 45,90 | 5,82 |
| 1968 | 40,07 | 0,44 |
| 1967 | 39,63 | -0,50 |
| 1966 | 40,13 | 2,16 |
| 1965 | 37,98 | 3,68 |
| 1964 | 34,30 | 3,33 |
| 1963 | 30,97 | 3,05 |
| 1962 | 27,92 | -0,22 |
| 1961 | 28,13 | — |
Source methodology
World Development IndicatorsIndicator note: Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes 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.
Source organization: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Metadata fetched: 2026-09-27 04:12:37. Open original metadata response.
Revision history
12 detected changesSource revisions are retained before the current observation is replaced. This table documents the previous and replacement value for reproducibility.
| Detected | Data year | Previous value | Replacement value | Source | Source update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 09:05:19 | 1999 | 52,89 | 52,89 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-29 09:05:19 | 2000 | 49,24 | 49,24 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-29 09:05:19 | 2001 | 52,25 | 52,25 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-29 09:05:19 | 2002 | 58,00 | 58,00 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-29 09:05:19 | 2003 | 54,03 | 54,03 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-29 09:05:18 | 2004 | 58,92 | 58,92 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-09 18:48:36 | 1999 | 52,89 | 52,89 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-09 18:48:36 | 2000 | 49,24 | 49,24 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-09 18:48:36 | 2001 | 52,25 | 52,25 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-09 18:48:36 | 2002 | 58,00 | 58,00 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-09 18:48:36 | 2003 | 54,03 | 54,03 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-09 18:48:36 | 2004 | 58,92 | 58,92 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesPapua New Guinea recorded 58,92 percent of GDP in 2004, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2003, the imports increased by 4,89.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an upward direction.
Across 44 observations from 1961 to 2004, the average was 46,85; the minimum was 27,92 in 1962 and the maximum was 60,50 in 1982.
Papua New Guinea ranks 60 out of 194 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.
The latest value is below the available average for East Asia & Pacific.
It is also above the available average for the Lower middle income group.
Import dependence and domestic demand.