Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per

Papua New Guinea
0.0477 1000 USD per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0303 1000 USD per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
47th
South Africa rank
50th

Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • South Africa
00.050.10.15196119922024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0477 1000 USD per person against 0.0303 1000 USD per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0174 1000 USD per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.6 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 47th and South Africa ranks 50th of 184 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0018 1000 USD per person 0.0015 1000 USD per person 0.0003 1000 USD per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.0077 1000 USD per person 0.0041 1000 USD per person 0.0037 1000 USD per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0249 1000 USD per person 0.0097 1000 USD per person 0.0152 1000 USD per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0694 1000 USD per person 0.0167 1000 USD per person 0.0527 1000 USD per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0363 1000 USD per person 0.0242 1000 USD per person 0.0121 1000 USD per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0928 1000 USD per person 0.0284 1000 USD per person 0.0645 1000 USD per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0599 1000 USD per person 0.0283 1000 USD per person 0.0316 1000 USD per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0477 1000 USD per person against 0.0303 1000 USD per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
0.0174 1000 USD per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per?
Papua New Guinea ranks 47th and South Africa ranks 50th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per capita
Unit
1000 USD per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 8,558 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.