Papua New Guinea vs World: Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports)

Papua New Guinea
42.6%
in 2023
World
9.5%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
30th
World rank
27th

Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • World
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 42.6% against 9.5% in World, a difference of 33.1%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 4.5 times World's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was World ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 30th and World ranks 27th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and World in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea World Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0% 9.1% 9.1% World
1980s 0.2% 12.7% 12.5% World
1990s 15.8% 7.6% 8.2% Papua New Guinea
2000s 24.6% 10.8% 13.7% Papua New Guinea
2010s 16.3% 13.6% 2.6% Papua New Guinea
2020s 43.3% 12.4% 30.8% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel exports, Papua New Guinea or World?
Papua New Guinea, at 42.6% against 9.5% in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in fuel exports between Papua New Guinea and World?
33.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and World?
26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and World rank globally for fuel exports?
Papua New Guinea ranks 30th and World ranks 27th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 9,610 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.