Papua New Guinea vs Tonga: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tonga
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Tonga, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Tonga ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 139th and Tonga ranks 142nd of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Papua New Guinea or Tonga?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tonga rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 139th and Tonga ranks 142nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.