Ores and metals imports in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Ores and metals imports was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Papua New Guinea, 1971–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals imports in Papua New Guinea is 0.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 39.6% on the previous year and up 97.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2012.
Papua New Guinea ranks 137th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7% | — |
| 1972 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | -22.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | +13.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -13.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | +32.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -18.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +136.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -38.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -32.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -30.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +208.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -41.3% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +60.8% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -39.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1%, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.3%, 69% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals imports in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +208.2% | 0.4% | 1.4% |
| 1998 | +136.9% | 0.6% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 134 El Salvador 0.9% compare
- 135 Myanmar 0.9% compare
- 136 Bolivia 0.9% compare
- 138 Benin 0.9% compare
- 139 Kyrgyzstan 0.8% compare
- 140 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.8% compare
More energy & mining data for Papua New Guinea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 9.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.0% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 29.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Papua New Guinea?
- Ores and metals imports in Papua New Guinea was 0.9% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for ores and metals imports?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 137th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.