# Imports of goods and services, share of GDP in Papua New Guinea

Imports of goods and services, share of GDP in Papua New Guinea was 58.9% of GDP in 2004. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `imports_goods_services_gdp`
- Place id: `pg`
- Unit: % of GDP
- Definition: Goods whose economic ownership passes from non-residents to residents, and services non-residents provide to residents, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank national accounts data, compiled from national statistical offices and central banks and from OECD national accounts files.
- Note: Can pass 100% in re-export hubs, because imports are gross while GDP is value added. National accounts basis, so it differs from customs trade totals. For the amount in dollars see imports_goods_services_usd.
- Source: World Bank, Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
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- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/imports-share-of-gdp/papua-new-guinea
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=imports_goods_services_gdp&place=pg

| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---:|
| 2004 | 58.9 |
| 2003 | 54 |
| 2002 | 58 |
| 2001 | 52.3 |
| 2000 | 49.2 |
| 1999 | 52.9 |
| 1998 | 48.8 |
| 1997 | 50.1 |
| 1996 | 48.4 |
| 1995 | 43.7 |
| 1994 | 39.8 |
| 1993 | 36.9 |
| 1992 | 45.7 |
| 1991 | 52.2 |
| 1990 | 48.9 |
| 1989 | 52.7 |
| 1988 | 51.9 |
| 1987 | 49.7 |
| 1986 | 51.4 |
| 1985 | 52.4 |
| 1984 | 53.1 |
| 1983 | 53.5 |
| 1982 | 60.5 |
| 1981 | 58.7 |
| 1980 | 53.3 |
| 1979 | 45.6 |
| 1978 | 45.4 |
| 1977 | 46.3 |
| 1976 | 40.8 |
| 1975 | 46.2 |
| 1974 | 39.8 |
| 1973 | 34.8 |
| 1972 | 48.2 |
| 1971 | 58.2 |
| 1970 | 53.9 |
| 1969 | 45.9 |
| 1968 | 40.1 |
| 1967 | 39.6 |
| 1966 | 40.1 |
| 1965 | 38 |
| 1964 | 34.3 |
| 1963 | 31 |
| 1962 | 27.9 |
| 1961 | 28.1 |